nitroanisole
/ˌnʌɪtroʊˈanɪsəʊl/(also nitroanisol) Chemistry
noun
Each of three isomeric nitro derivatives of anisole, C6H4(OCH3)(NO2), used in the manufacture of dyes; methoxynitrobenzene.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in William Gregory (1803–1858), chemist and psychic investigator. From nitro- + anisol, after German Nitranisol, itself after French anisol mononitrique.