Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Anisyl \An"i*syl\, n. (Org. Chem.)
   (a) The univalent radical, {CH3OC6H4}, of which anisol is the
       hydride.
   (b) The univalent radical {CH3OC6H4CH2}; as, anisyl alcohol.
   (c) The univalent radical {CH3OC6H4CO}, of anisic acid.