anisic acid

noun

anis·​ic acid

əˈnisik,

(ˈ)a¦n- also -nī- sometimes -nē-

: a crystalline acid CH₃OC₆H₄COOH obtained by oxidizing anethole or anisaldehyde

called also para-anisic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary anise + -ic; originally formed as French anisique

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

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