Amylic fermentation

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Amylic \A*myl"ic\, a. (Chem.)
   Pertaining to, or derived from, amyl; as, amylic ether.
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   {Amylic alcohol} (Chem.), same as {amyl alcohol}.

   {Amylic fermentation} (Chem.), a process of fermentation in
      starch or sugar in which amyl alcohol is produced.
      --Gregory.
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