anisole

[an-uh-sohl]

an·i·sole

[an-uh-sohl]
noun Chemistry.
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C7H8O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
Also called methyl phenyl ether, methoxybenzene.


Origin:
1860–65; anise + -ole2
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Anisole is always a great word to know.
So is alum. Does it mean:
a double sulfate analogous to potassium alum, as aluminum ammonium sulfate, with the formula R2SO4?X2(SO4)3?24H2O, where R is alkali metal or ammonium
with all water removed, especially water of crystallization
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anisole (ˈænɪˌsəʊl)
 
n
Also called: methoxybenzene 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
 
[C19: from anise + -ole1]

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