Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anethole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: anet-hole
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A particular aromatic compound found in anise.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin anethum (“dill, anise”) + English -ol.

Usage

Inflected Forms

anetholes (plural) anethol (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

isoanethole polyanethole

Synonyms

anise camphor

Questions

What does anethole mean?: A particular aromatic compound found in anise.
Where does anethole come from?: From Latin anethum (“dill, anise”) + English -ol.

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