thymol

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Noun
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thy=mol

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun thymol has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

thymol, n. [Thyme + -ol.].
     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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

thymol, n. Chem. a white crystalline phenol obtained from oil of thyme and used as an antiseptic.

Etymology
as THYME + -OL(1)

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