amyl
English
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/
Noun
amyl (plural amyls)
- (dated, organic chemistry) pentyl
Derived terms
Terms derived from amyl
Translations
Adjective
amyl (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to starch
Translations
Anagrams
Middle Welsh
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aml/, [ˈaməl]
Adjective
amyl
Descendants
- Welsh: aml
Mutation
| Middle Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Soft | Nasal | H-prothesis |
| amyl | unchanged | unchanged | hamyl |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- “aml”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014
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