Chem. [mod. f. L. anēth-um (see ANET) + -OL = alcohol.] An essential principle of the oils of anise, fennel, and allied plants; composition C19H12O.
1863. Watts, Dict. Chem., I. 297. Oil of anise … appears to consist of two distinct oils, one of which solidifies at temperatures below 10°, while the other remains fluid at all temperatures. The former is generally known as anethol or anise-camphor.
1876. Harley, Mat. Med., 578. Anethol exists in both a fluid and crystalline form.
