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This behaviour gives rise to the common names "cyanide millipede" and "almond-scented millipede" (since cyanide smells of almonds), although cyanide secretion is not unique to H. haydeniana. [5] Nonetheless, at least one species, the ground beetle Promecognathus laevissimus, is a specialised predator of H. haydeniana. [3] Good for soil aeration.
"The Milk-Bottles" – A terrible smell and accumulating milk bottles cause neighbors to think a quarrelsome neighbor has murdered his wife. "Dilemma" – Two men exchange stories of doubt, one a doctor who saved a vital manuscript on sleeping sickness instead of a drunken butler in a fire, and the other a detective who saved a delinquent child ...
It is a colorless liquid with a characteristic almond-like odor, and is commonly used in cherry-flavored sodas. [5] A component of bitter almond oil, benzaldehyde can be extracted from a number of other natural sources. [6] Synthetic benzaldehyde is the flavoring agent in imitation almond extract, which is used to flavor cakes and other baked ...
Bottles of amaretto liqueur. Amaretto (Italian for 'a little bitter') is a sweet Italian liqueur originating from the comune (municipality) of Saronno.Depending on the brand, it may be made from apricot kernels, bitter almonds, peach stones, or almonds, all of which are natural sources of the benzaldehyde that provides the almond-like flavour of the liqueur.
Fragrance bottles. An aroma compound, also known as an odorant, aroma, fragrance or flavoring, is a chemical compound that has a smell or odor.For an individual chemical or class of chemical compounds to impart a smell or fragrance, it must be sufficiently volatile for transmission via the air to the olfactory system in the upper part of the nose.
A variation on this idea is the scent bomb, or perfume bomb, filled with an overpowering "cheap perfume" smell. At the upper end of the spectrum, the governments of Israel [ 4 ] and the United States of America are developing stink bombs for use by their law enforcement agencies and militaries as riot control [ 4 ] and area denial weapons .
The word almond is a loanword from Old French almande or alemande, [23] descended from Late Latin amandula, amindula, modified from Classical Latin amygdala, which is in turn borrowed from Ancient Greek amygdálē (ἀμυγδάλη) [23] [24] (cf. amygdala, an almond-shaped portion of the brain). [25] Late Old English had amygdales 'almonds'. [24]
French pralines, a firm combination of almonds or hazelnuts, and caramelized sugar; American pralines, a softer, creamier combination of syrup and pecans, hazelnuts or almonds with milk or cream, resembling fudge; A praline cookie is a chocolate biscuit containing ground nuts. Praline is usually used as a filling in chocolates or other sweets.