A*myl"ic (?), a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, amyl; as, amylic
ether.
Amylic alcohol (Chem.), one of the series
of alcohols, a transparent, colorless liquid, having a peculiar odor. It is
the hydroxide of amyl. -- Amylic fermentation
(Chem.), a process of fermentation in starch or sugar in which
amylic alcohol is produced. Gregory.