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FUSEL OIL

\fjˈuːsə͡l ˈɔ͡ɪl], \fjˈuːsə‍l ˈɔ‍ɪl], \f_j_ˈuː_s_əl ˈɔɪ_l]\

Definitions of FUSEL OIL

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary

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A nauseous oil in spirits distilled from potatoes, barley, etc.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A bitter, poisonous, oily compound, often present in unrectified or ill rectified spirits.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A poisonous oil obtained from the distillation of whiskey ; amyl alcohol.
Amylic alcohol.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

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