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anethole

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(an′ə thōl′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
an•e•thole  (an′ə thōl′),USA pronunciation n. [Chem., Pharm.]
  1. Chemistry, Drugs, Drugsa white, crystalline powder, C10H12O, having a sweet taste, obtained from anise or fennel oils or synthesized: used chiefly in perfumes, dentifrices, flavoring, synthesis of anisaldehyde, and in medicine as an antiseptic and carminative. Also called anise camphor. 
  • Greek ánēth(on) dill, anise + -ole2
  • 1860–65

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