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banana oil
banana oiln.1. See amyl acetate.2. A liquid mixture of amyl acetate and usually nitrocellulose, having a bananalike odor and used as a solvent or flavoring agent.3. Slang Insincere flattery; nonsensical exaggeration.banana oil n 1. (Elements & Compounds) a solution of cellulose nitrate in pentyl acetate or a similar solvent, which has a banana-like smell 2. (Elements & Compounds) a nontechnical name for pentyl acetate banan′a oil`
n. a sweet-smelling liquid ester, C7H14O2, having a bananalike odor; amyl acetate: used as a paint solvent and in artificial fruit flavors. [1925–30] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | banana oil - a liquid ester derived from amyl alcohol; has the odor of bananasester - formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water |
banana oil
banana oilSuperfluous, disingenuous, or nonsensical talk, especially that which is meant to flatter someone or exaggerate something. Look, I know I won't get past the first round of this tournament, so you can stop feeding me banana oil.See also: banana, oilbanana oilNonsense, exaggerated flattery, as in I should be on television? Cut out the banana oil! The precise analogy in this idiom is not clear, unless it is to the fact that banana oil, a paint solvent and artificial flavoring agent, has no relation to the fruit other than that it smells like it. Possibly it is a variation on snake oil, a term for quack medicine that was extended to mean nonsense. [1920s] See also: banana, oilbanana oil AMERICAN, INFORMALIf you call what someone says banana oil, you mean that it is only said to gain an advantage and is not sincere. All the things he said about her qualities of leadership were just banana oil.See also: banana, oilbanana oil nonsensical talk; bullshit. US and Australian informalSee also: banana, oilbanana oil n. nonsense. I refuse to listen to any more of your childish banana oil. See also: banana, oilbanana oilinsincere or ridiculous talk. Like “horse feathers,” there's no such substance as banana oil. Also like “horse feathers,” the phrase Described something utterly preposterous. It has been attributed to Milt Gross, a cartoonist who first used the expression in his comic strips during the 1920s.See also: banana, oilbanana oil
banana oil[bə′nan·ə ‚ȯil] (organic chemistry) A solution of nitrocellulose in amyl acetate having a bananalike odor. amyl acetate amyl acetate, banana oilA solvent for lacquers and paints; has a strong banana-like odor.banana oil
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