Fusel Oil Definition

fyo͝ozəl
noun
An oily, acrid, poisonous liquid occurring in imperfectly distilled alcoholic products and consisting chiefly of amyl alcohols: small amounts contribute to the characteristic flavor of a whiskey.
Webster's New World

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Noun

Singular:
fusel oil
Plural:
fusel-oils

Origin of Fusel Oil

  • 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.

    From Wiktionary

  • German Fusel bad liquor from Low German

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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