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anisyl alcohol

American  
[an-i-sil] / ˈæn ɪ sɪl /
Also anisic alcohol

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a colorless liquid, the para form of C 8 H 10 O 2 , having a hawthornlike odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume.

Etymology

Origin of anisyl alcohol

First recorded in 1860–65

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