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FUSEL OIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fusel oil mean?
• FUSEL OIL (noun)
The noun FUSEL OIL has 1 sense:
1. a mixture of amyl alcohols and propanol and butanol formed from distillation of fermented liquors
Familiarity information: FUSEL OIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mixture of amyl alcohols and propanol and butanol formed from distillation of fermented liquors
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("fusel oil" is a kind of...):
oil (a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water)
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