a colourless pleasant-smelling liquid used as a solvent and vermicide and in perfume and flavouring. Formula: C6H5OCH3; relative density: 0.996; melting pt: –37.5°C; boiling pt: 155°C
Also called: methoxybenzene
Word origin
C19: from anise + -ole1
anisole in American English
(ˈænɪˌsoʊl)
noun
a colorless, fragrant liquid, C6H5OCH3, made by heating phenol with methyl alcohol: it is used in making perfumes