AMYL ETHER


Meaning of AMYL ETHER in English

noun

: any symmetrical ether (C 5 H 11 ) 2 O derived from amyl alcohol ; especially : a mixture of normal pentyl ether and isopentyl ether obtained as a by-product in the preparation of amyl alcohol (sense 2a) and used as a solvent

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