fusel oil

English - Turkish

Definition of fusel oil in English Turkish dictionary

fuzel

fuzel yağı

zehirli alkol karışımı

(Tekstil) amil alkolu

English - English

Definition of fusel oil in English English dictionary

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 Doosra's known enthusiasms for opium, ganja, and any number of local fusel oils, singly or combined, named and nameless.

a mixture of amyl alcohols and propanol and butanol formed from distillation of fermented liquors

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

Hyphenation

fu·sel oil

Synonyms

fusel alcohol, potato oil

Etymology

() The word "fusel" comes from German Fusel, which is used to refer to low-quality alcoholic beverages in general, especially to inferior wines and spirits distilled with inadequate equipment.