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amyl acetate

noun Chemistry.

banana oil(def 1).

Nearby words

  1. amygdaloid nucleus,
  2. amygdaloidal,
  3. amygdaloside,
  4. amygdule,
  5. amyl,
  6. amyl alcohol,
  7. amyl group,
  8. amyl nitrite,
  9. amyl propionate,
  10. amyl-

Origin of amyl acetate

First recorded in 1865–70
Also called am·yl·a·ce·tic e·ther [am-il-uh-see-tik, -set-ik, am-] /ˈæm ɪl əˈsi tɪk, -ˈsɛt ɪk, ˌæm-/.
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British Dictionary definitions for amyl acetate

amyl acetate

noun

another name (no longer in technical usage) for pentyl acetate
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