thymol
[ thahy-mohl, -mawl ]
/ ˈθaɪ moʊl, -mɔl /
noun Chemistry, Pharmacology.
a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C10H14O, 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.
Also called
thyme camphor,
thymic acid
[tahy-mik] /ˈtaɪ mɪk/.
Words nearby thymol
thymine,
thymitis,
thymo-,
thymocyte,
thymokinetic,
thymol,
thymoma,
thymoprival,
thymosin,
thymus,
thymus corpuscle
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British Dictionary definitions for thymol
thymol
/ (ˈθaɪmɒl) /
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 Origin for thymol
C19: from
thyme +
-ol ²
Medical definitions for thymol
thymol
[ thī′môl′, -mōl′ ]
n.
A white crystalline aromatic compound derived from thyme oil and other oils or made synthetically and used as an antiseptic, a fungicide, and a preservative.