amyl

== English == === Alternative forms === amyle (dated) === Etymology === From Latin amylum (“starch”), from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon, “starch”) from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæ.mɪl/ Rhymes: -æmɪl === Noun === amyl (plural amyls) (dated, organic chemistry) Synonym of pentyl. (informal) Ellipsis of amyl nitrite. ==== Usage notes ==== May be abbreviated "Am", but this conflicts with Am = americium. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === amyl (not comparable) Of or pertaining to starch ==== Related terms ==== amylo- (amyl-) amylum ==== Translations ==== === 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 numerous, many ==== Descendants ==== Welsh: aml === Mutation === === 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 === 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 (organic chemistry, obsolete) amyl ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “amyl”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 amyl in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego