/an"euh sohl'/ , n. Chem.
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. Also called methyl phenyl ether, methoxybenzene .
[ 1860-65; ANISE + -OLE 2 ]