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The researchers picked up some banana oil from a local supermarket and doused cotton balls in it to see if their presence would have the same effect.
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Rachel Feltman, Popular Science, 30 Aug. 2023
The compound found in their urine is similar to a compound in banana oil.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 7 June 2022
Both pentyl acetate and isoamyl acetate are found in fruits and are used to produce banana oil/extract.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 7 June 2022
To test out the male mice's reaction to isoamyl acetate and bananas, the team used supermarket banana oil.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 7 June 2022
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Rachel Feltman, Popular Science, 30 Aug. 2023
The compound found in their urine is similar to a compound in banana oil.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 7 June 2022
Both pentyl acetate and isoamyl acetate are found in fruits and are used to produce banana oil/extract.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 7 June 2022
To test out the male mice's reaction to isoamyl acetate and bananas, the team used supermarket banana oil.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 7 June 2022
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“Banana oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banana%20oil. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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banana oil
noun
ba·nana oil
bə-ˈnan-ə-ˌȯi(ə)l 
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