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an•e•thole
Pronunciation: (an'u-thōl"), [key]—
n. Chem., Pharm.
a white, crystalline powder, C
10H
12O, 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.