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thymol

/ˈθaɪmɒl/

thymol noun: a monoterpene phenol, C₁₀H₁₃OH, found in the oil extracted from thyme; used as in perfume, as an antiseptic and fungicide, and in embalming.

Noun

thymol (countable and uncountable, plural thymols)

  1. a monoterpene phenol, C₁₀H₁₃OH, found in the oil extracted from thyme; used as in perfume, as an antiseptic and fungicide, and in embalming

Forms of thymol

pluralthymols

Origin of thymol

Borrowed from French thymol.

Words formed from thymol

Questions about thymol

What does thymol mean?
Thymol means a monoterpene phenol, C₁₀H₁₃OH, found in the oil extracted from thyme; used as in perfume, as an antiseptic and fungicide, and in embalming.
What part of speech is thymol?
Thymol is a noun.
How do you pronounce thymol?
Thymol is pronounced /ˈθaɪmɒl/.
What is the plural of thymol?
The plural of thymol is thymols.

Words near thymol in the dictionary

  1. thymocytic
  2. thymocytically
  3. thymoglobulin
  4. thymohydroquinone
  5. thymoi
  6. thymol
  7. thymol blue
  8. thymoleptic
  9. thymoleptics
  10. thymolipoma
  11. thymolipomas

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