isosafrole

noun

iso·​safrole

: a liquid acetal (CH₂O₂)C₆H₃CH=CHCH₃ that has an odor like that of anise, that is obtained from the essential oils of ilang-ilang and the fruit of Japanese star anise and synthetically from safrole and hot alkali, and that is used chiefly in making piperonal

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary is- + safrole

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