Relating to or derived from anise, the plant with licorice-flavored seeds.
From anise (from Old French anis, from Latin anisum, from Greek anison) plus the chemical suffix -ic indicating a relationship or property. The suffix -ic was added to describe compounds found in or related to anise.
Anisic acid is used in perfumes and flavorings, and it's one of the few everyday chemicals most people encounter that has a direct plant name in its scientific designation—proof that chemistry labs borrowed from nature before synthetics took over.
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