Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

   {Amylic alcohol} (Chem.), one of the series of alcohols, a
      transparent, colorless liquid, having a peculiar odor. It
      is the hydroxide of amyl.

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