fusel oil (English, noun)
expansion: fusel oil (plural fusel oils)
Senses:
glosses: A mixture of several higher-order alcohols (having more than two carbon atoms) formed as byproduct in the normal fermentation process, captured as part of the tailings in distillation. An excessive concentration, as in low-quality moonshine, causes unpleasant taste.
Forms:
form: fusel oils
tags: plural