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Thymol
Thym′ol
,Noun.
[
Thym
e + -ol
.] (Chem.)
A phenol derivative of cymene,
C10H13.OH
, isomeric with carvacrol, found in oil of thyme, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a pleasant aromatic odor and strong antiseptic properties; – called also hydroxy cymene
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thymol
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English
Noun
thymol (countable and uncountable, plural thymols)
- (chemistry) a monoterpene phenol, C10H13OH, found in the oil extracted from thyme; used as in perfume, as an antiseptic and fungicide, and in embalming
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See also
- carvacol