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Definition of Anisole
1. Noun. (organic compound) The aromatic ether ''methoxybenzene''; it is used in perfumery and in organic synthesis; and derivative of this compound ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Anisole
1. a chemical compound [n -S]
Medical Definition of Anisole
1. C6H5OCH3; Methoxybenzene;obtained from anisic acid; used in perfumery. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anisole
Literary usage of Anisole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Handbook of Organic Chemistry: For the Use of Students by William Gregory (1856)
"It would appear, therefore, that the thrce latter bodies, anisole and its
homologues, are not homologous with phenole, but are isomeric with its homologues. ..."
2. The Chemical Gazette, Or, Journal of Practical Chemistry, in All Its by William Francis, Henry Croft (1851)
"The production of anisole from salicylate of methylene, a compound which may be
regarded as salicylic acid which has exchanged an equivalent of hydrogen for ..."
3. Organic Compounds of Mercury by Frank Clifford Whitmore (1921)
"In water solution.29 Addition compound of anisole and mercuric hydroxide. ...
7.8 gm. of anisole treated with three molecules of mercuric acetate gives 20 ..."
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