anisyl alcohol
noun
an·i·syl alcohol
ˈanəˌsil-
: a colorless liquid alcohol CH3OC6H4CH2OH having an odor like hawthorn and used in perfumery; para-methoxy-benzyl alcohol
called also anise alcohol
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary anis- entry 2 + -yl
First Known Use
circa 1864, in the meaning defined above