Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The chief constituent (C10H12O) of the essential oils of anise and fennel. It exists in two forms, one a solid at ordinary temperature (anise-camphor or solid anethol), the other a liquid (liquid anethol).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A substance obtained from the volatile oils of anise, fennel, etc., in the form of soft shining scales; -- called also
anise camphor .
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- noun Dated form of
anethole .
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Examples
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The herb is of the umbelliferous order, and its fruit chemically furnishes "anethol," a volatile empyreumatic oil similar to that contained in the Anise, and Caraway.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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"anethol," represents the medicinal properties of the plant.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Since anethol is the most valuable constituent, and the solidifying point of the oil is roughly proportional to its anethol content, oils with a higher solidifying point are the best.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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The chief constituents of the oil are anethol, fenchone, d-pinene, and dipentene.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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_Anisic aldehyde_, or _aubépine_, prepared by oxidation of anethol, and possessing a pleasant, hawthorn odour.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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The chief constituents of the oil are anethol, methyl chavicol, d-pinene, l-phellandrene, and in older oils, the oxidation products of anethol, _viz. _ anisic aldehyde and anisic acid.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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The main constituent of the oil (up to 90\%) is anethol, C_ {10} H_ {12} O or
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various
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Most of the oil of commerce, however, of which anethol is also the chief constituent, comes from _Illicium verum_ (order _Magnoliaceae_, sub-order
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various
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