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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A compound of starch with a base.
  • noun A metallic derivative of amyl alcohol: as, sodium amylate, C5H11ONa.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Chem.) A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.

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  • noun organic chemistry A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.

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