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Definition of Fusel oil

1. Noun. A mixture of amyl alcohols and propanol and butanol formed from distillation of fermented liquors.

Definition of Fusel oil

1. Noun. A mixture of several higher-order alcohols (alcohols with more than two carbon atoms) formed as byproduct in the normal fermentation process. An excessive concentration, as in low-quality moonshine, causes unpleasant taste. ¹

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Medical Definition of Fusel oil

1. A hot, acrid, oily liquid, accompanying many alcoholic liquors (as potato whisky, corn whisky, etc), as an undesirable ingredient, and consisting of several of the higher alcohols and compound ethers, but particularly of amyl alcohol; hence, specifically applied to amyl alcohol. Origin: G. Fusel bad liquor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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