/an'euh sal"deuh huyd'/ , n. Chem.
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. Also called anisic aldehyde .
[ ANISE + ALDEHYDE ]