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| − | A common name for [ | + | A common name for [[amyl acetate]] because it smells and tastes like bananas. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:21, 8 January 2014
Description
A common name for Amyl acetate because it smells and tastes like bananas.
Synonyms and Related Terms
amyl acetate
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 69
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Banana." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 25 Apr. 2004 .