banana oil

banana oil
1. a sweet-smelling liquid ester, C7H14O2, a mixture of isomers derived from amyl alcohol and having the characteristic odor of bananas: used chiefly as a paint solvent and in artificial fruit flavors; amyl acetate.
2. Slang. insincere talk; nonsense.
[1925-30]

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  • banana oil — n. nonsense. □ That is the silliest banana oil I have ever heard! □ I refuse to listen to any more of your childish banana oil …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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  • banana oil — ba·nana oil bə nan ə .ȯi(ə)l n amyl acetate * * * amyl acetate …   Medical dictionary

  • banana oil — banan′a oil n. chem. a sweet smelling liquid ester, C7H14O2, having a bananalike odor; amyl acetate: used as a paint solvent and in artificial fruit flavors • Etymology: 1925–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • banana oil — noun Date: 1926 amyl acetate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Banana oil — Банановая эссенция (растворитель для фотоплёнок) …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

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