Amylic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Amylic \A*myl"ic\, a. (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or derived from, amyl; as, amylic ether.
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     {Amylic alcohol} (Chem.), same as {amyl alcohol}.
  


     {Amylic fermentation} (Chem.), a process of fermentation in
        starch or sugar in which amyl alcohol is produced.
        --Gregory.
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