menthol
/ˈmɛnθɒl/
menthol noun: a cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes.
Noun
menthol (countable and uncountable, plural menthols)
- A cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes.
- A menthol cigarette.
menthol meaning in Tamil
menthol in Tamil
- பச்சைக் கற்பூரம், மெந்தோல், மெந்த்தால்
Forms of menthol
| plural | menthols |
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Origin of menthol
From Latin mentha (“mint”) + -ol.
Words formed from menthol
Phrases with menthol
Questions about menthol
- What does menthol mean?
- Menthol means a cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes.
- What is menthol in Tamil?
- Menthol in Tamil is பச்சைக் கற்பூரம், மெந்தோல், மெந்த்தால். See Menthol meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is menthol?
- Menthol is a noun.
- How do you pronounce menthol?
- Menthol is pronounced /ˈmɛnθɒl/.
- What is the plural of menthol?
- The plural of menthol is menthols.
Words near menthol in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: menthol (page history and authors); menthol (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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