Amyl may refer to:
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Amylum
Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by most green plants for energy storage. Worldwide, it is the most common carbohydrate in human diets, ...
or starch, a carbohydrate
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Amylopectin, a polymer of glucose found in plants; one of two components of starch
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Amylose, a helical polymer made of α-D-glucose units; one of two components of starch
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Pentyl, a five-carbon alkyl functional group, also known by the common non-systematic name amyl
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Amyl nitrite, used to treat heart diseases and cyanide poisoning (known as Amyl when used as a recreational drug)
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Dinitrogen tetroxide
Dinitrogen tetroxide, commonly referred to as nitrogen tetroxide (NTO), and occasionally (usually among ex-USSR/Russia rocket engineers) as amyl, is the chemical compound N2O4. It is a useful reagent in chemical synthesis. It forms an equilibrium ...
, an oxidizer used in rocket fuel
See also
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Amylamine, a solvent and raw material
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Amylase, an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of starch into sugars
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Amyloid, fibrous protein aggregates, originally named in the mistaken belief that they contained starch
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Amyloplast
Amyloplasts are a type of plastid, double-enveloped organelles in plant cells that are involved in various biological pathways. Amyloplasts are specifically a type of leucoplast, a subcategory for colorless, non-pigment-containing plastids. Amylopl ...
, non-pigmented organelles found in some plant cells
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Amyl acetate, used as a flavoring agent, solvent, and in the preparation of penicillin
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Amyl alcohol, a solvent
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Amyl nitrate, organic reagent and diesel fuel additive
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Amylmetacresol, an antiseptic for mouth and throat infections
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