a colourless combustible liquid used as a solvent for paints, in the extraction of penicillin, in photographic film, and as a flavouring. Formula: CH3COOC5H11
Also called: amyl acetate. Nontechnical name: banana oil
Examples of 'pentyl acetate' in a sentence
pentyl acetate
In addition, a mixture of 2-methylbutyl acetate and n-pentyl acetate was tested.
Linda Schenk, Matias Rauma, Martin N. Fransson, Gunnar Johanson 2018, 'Percutaneous absorption of thirty-eight organic solvents in vitro using pig skin',PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0205458. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)