Amylic

/əˈmɪlɪk/ adjective

Relating to, derived from, or containing amyl (a five-carbon hydrocarbon group).

From amyl- (the C5 hydrocarbon group) plus -ic (the adjective-forming suffix). Amyl itself comes from Greek amylon (starch), though the amyl group in chemistry is more about the hydrocarbon structure.

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