amyl

English

Alternative forms

• amyle (dated)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)

Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der.

Proto-Hellenic *mólā

Ancient Greek μύλη (múlē)

Ancient Greek ἄμῠλος (ámŭlos)

Ancient Greek ἄμῠλον (ámŭlon)der.

Latin amylumder.

English amyl

From Latin amylum (“starch”), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”) from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.mɪl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -æmɪl

Noun

amyl (plural amyls)

1. (dated, organic chemistry) Synonym of pentyl.
2. (informal) Ellipsis of amyl nitrite.
   • 1971, Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, New York: Popular Library, →ISBN, page 4:

     We had two bags of grass, 75 pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers. . . and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls.

   • 1993, Tristan Hawkins, Pepper, London: Flamingo, →ISBN, page 226:

     Holy fuck! — it’s like a double amyl rush — popping in the cranium like a week-old orgasm.

Usage notes

May be abbreviated "Am", but this conflicts with Am = americium.

Derived terms

• amobarbital
• amyl acetate
• amyl alcohol
• amylate
• amylene
• amylic
• amyl nitrate
• amyl nitrite
• amylogen
• amylogenesis
• amylome
• amylometer
• amyloplastic
• amyluria
• dexamyl
• tertamyl
• tertiary amyl

Translations

pentyl

• Catalan: amil m
• French: amyle (fr) m
• Irish: aimil f
• Italian: amile m
• Spanish: amilo m

Adjective

amyl (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to starch

Related terms

• amylo- (amyl-)
• amylum

Translations

of or pertaining to starch

• Irish: aimileach
• Italian: amile
• Portuguese: amílico
• Spanish: amílico

Anagrams

• Almy, Lamy, Maly, Myla, YAML, lyam, myal

Middle Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *aml, from Latin amplus (“large, spacious”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aml/, [ˈaməl]

Adjective

amyl

1. numerous, many

Descendants

• Welsh: aml

Mutation

Mutated forms of amyl

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
amyl	unchanged	unchanged	hamyl

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “aml”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)

Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der.

Proto-Hellenic *mólā

Ancient Greek μύλη (múlē)

Ancient Greek ἄμῠλος (ámŭlos)

Ancient Greek ἄμῠλον (ámŭlon)der.

Latin amylumlbor.

Polish amyl

Learned borrowing from Latin amylum (“starch”), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”). First attested in 1857.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.mɘl/
• Rhymes: -amɘl
• Syllabification: a‧myl

Noun

amyl m inan

1. (organic chemistry, obsolete) amyl

Declension

Declension of amyl

	singular
nominative	amyl
genitive	amylu
dative	amylowi
accusative	amyl
instrumental	amylem
locative	amylu
vocative	amylu

Derived terms

nouns

• amylaza
• amylograf
• amyloid
• amyloidoza
• amylopektyna
• amyloplast
• amyloza

Further reading

• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “amyl”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• amyl in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego