isoamyl acetate

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noun Chemistry.

a colorless liquid, C7H14O2, used in flavorings, perfumery, and as a solvent.Compare banana oil (def. 1).

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Words nearby isoamyl acetate

iso, isoabnormal, isoagglutination, isoagglutinin, isoamyl, isoamyl acetate, isoamyl benzoate, isoamyl benzyl ether, isoamyl group, isoamyl salicylate, isoantibody

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How to use isoamyl acetate in a sentence

A record would spend years in larval form as an acetate, the big waxy master from which copies were made.
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Once both tracks hit acetate, a master record was sent to URP for pressing.
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The prototypes are built from a recyclable flat foam-rubber called ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA).
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This fluid is then heated, adding crystals of sodium acetate until it becomes perfectly clear.
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A portion of the yellow filtrate gave a reddish yellow precipitate with lead acetate.
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A precipitate obtained by adding lead acetate to a filtered solution of the original substance in 50 per cent.
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To the filtrate was added an excess of a solution of lead acetate in 50 per cent.
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The poison, if precipitated at all by lead acetate, must have gone down in one of the preceding fractions.
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British Dictionary definitions for isoamyl acetate

isoamyl acetate

/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈæmɪl) /

noun

a colourless volatile compound used as a solvent for cellulose lacquers and as a flavouring. Formula: (CH 3) 2 CHCH 2 CH 2 OOCCH 3

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