Re: [lojban] name of smells/chemicals

[John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>]

And Rosta wrote:

> What's the English and Lojban name for that sweet smelling chemical
> given off by ink (marker pens & inkjet ink) and rotting fruit?
> Ghosts of memories of O level chemistry are whispering 'ester',
> 'ether', 'ethanol', 'alcohol'. 


I can't find its exact name, but it surely is an ester of some kind.


> Likewise for the chemical one smells (a) when opening a roll of
> 35mm film, and (b) in the breath or sweat of someone who is extremely
> deydrated. A German doctor told me it was [keton], which I took
> to be 'acetone'. 


Acetone is a ketone, but I don't think it's the relevant one, as
acetone is rather toxic.  Probably some random mix of larger
ketones.

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