Anisole


a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, c 7 h 8 o, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
historical examples

for diethyl ether see ether, and for methyl phenyl ether (anisole) and ethyl phenyl ether (phenetole) see carbolic acid.
encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 9, slice 7 various

noun
a colourless pleasant-smelling liquid used as a solvent and vermicide and in perfume and flavouring. formula: c6h5och3; relative density: 0.996; melting pt: –37.5°c; boiling pt: 155°c also called methoxybenzene

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