- 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.
- insincere talk; nonsense.
- a solution of cellulose nitrate in pentyl acetate or a similar solvent, which has a banana-like smell
- a nontechnical name for pentyl acetate
