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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

aneth

um (see

) +

-ol

(Chem.)

A substance obtained from the volatile oils of anise, fennel, etc., in the form of soft shining scales; – called also

anise camphor

Watts.

anethol ‎(uncountable)

Dated form of anethole.
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