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thymol
[ thahy-mohl, -mawl ]
noun
- a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 10 H 14 O, having a pungent, aromatic taste and odor, obtained from the oil distilled from thyme or prepared synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, embalming, preserving biological specimens, and in medicine as a fungicide and antiseptic.
thymol
/ ˈθɪɒ /
noun
- a white crystalline substance with an aromatic odour, obtained from the oil of thyme and used as a fungicide, antiseptic, and anthelmintic and in perfumery and embalming; 2-isopropylphenol. Formula: (CH 3 ) 2 CHC 6 H 3 (CH 3 )OH
Word History and Origins
Origin of thymol1
Example Sentences
Some ingredients — lemon oil, vinegar, thymol — sound more like the makings of salad dressing with a few extras tossed in.
We suspect that the menthol, camphor, eucalyptus oil, thymol and other essential oils in Vicks trigger special receptors in the skin.
It doesn’t contain alcohol but claims to kill 99.9% of germs, using botanical ingredients such as thymol.
We suspect that the menthol, eucalyptol, camphor and thymol are stimulating sensory nerves on the soles of the feet.
Zilberstein was concerned about the state of the manuscript, which smelled slightly of mint, a sign that it had been treated with thymol, an antifungal chemical.
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