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.