Anisaldehyde
a colorless, oily, aromatic liquid, the para form of c 8 h 8 o 2 , having a vanillalike odor: used chiefly in the manufacture of cosmetics and perfume, and as an intermediate in organic synthesis.
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the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor. historical examples we were anxious, too, to taste the national drink, which has the alias of […]
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- Aniseikonia
a defect of vision in which the images at the retinas are unequal in size. noun a condition caused by a defect in the lens of the eye in which the images produced in the two eyes differ in size or shape aniseikonia an·i·sei·ko·ni·a (ān-ī’sī-kō’nē-ə) n. a condition in which the shape and size of […]
- Anisette
a cordial or liqueur flavored with aniseed. historical examples then too, she had often helped her mother empty a bottle of anisette. l’-ssommoir emile zola bibi-the-smoker rose from his seat to fetch her a gl-ss of anisette. l’-ssommoir emile zola the alcoholic strength of liqueurs ranges from close on 80% of alcohol by volume in […]
- Anisic alcohol
. 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.