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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•e•thole (an′ə thōl′),USA pronunciation n. [Chem., Pharm.]- 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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