anisic acid
noun
anis·ic acid
əˈnisik,
(ˈ)a¦n- also -nī- sometimes -nē-
: a crystalline acid CH3OC6H4COOH obtained by oxidizing anethole or anisaldehyde
called also para-anisic acid
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary anise + -ic; originally formed as French anisique
First Known Use
1842, in the meaning defined above
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