Anisylidene

/ˌænɪsɪˈlɪdiːn/ noun

A chemical compound or functional group containing both an anisyl (methoxy) group and a methylene bridge, used in organic synthesis.

From anisyl + '-idene' (chemical suffix indicating a double-bonded methylene group), combining Greek and Latin chemical nomenclature from 19th-century organic chemistry.

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