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BANANA OIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does banana oil mean?
• BANANA OIL (noun)
The noun BANANA OIL has 1 sense:
1. a liquid ester derived from amyl alcohol; has the odor of bananas
Familiarity information: BANANA OIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A liquid ester derived from amyl alcohol; has the odor of bananas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("banana oil" is a kind of...):
ester (organic compound formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water)
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