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Definition of: fusel oil
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′zəl, -səl)
A volatile, poisonous, oily liquid, consisting largely of amyl alcohol, and having a disagreeable odor and taste, obtained when corn, potato, or grape spirits are rectified: used as a solvent in various chemical processes. Also fu′sel. [<G fusel inferior spirits]
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