fusel oil

fusel oil
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.

many simply blamed [...] the Doosras known enthusiasms for opium, ganja, and any number of local fusel oils, singly or combined, named and nameless.

Syn: fusel alcohol, potato oil

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  • fusel oil — Alcohol Al co*hol ([a^]l k[ o]*h[o^]l), n. [Cf. F. alcool, formerly written alcohol, Sp. alcohol alcohol, antimony, galena, OSp. alcofol; all fr. Ar. al kohl a powder of antimony or galena, to paint the eyebrows with. The name was afterwards… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fusel oil — fu′sel oil [[t]ˈfyu zəl, səl[/t]] n. chem. a mixture consisting chiefly of amyl alcohols • Etymology: 1855–60; < G Fusel bad liquor …   From formal English to slang

  • fusel oil — noun Etymology: German Fusel bad liquor Date: 1850 an acrid oily liquid occurring in insufficiently distilled alcoholic liquors, consisting chiefly of amyl alcohol, and used especially as a source of alcohols and as a solvent …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • fusel oil — /ˈfjuzəl ɔɪl/ (say fyoohzuhl oyl) noun a mixture of higher alcohols and esters obtained as a by product in the fermentation of grains. {fusel, from German: inferior liquor or spirits} …  

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