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menthol definition

men·thol (men′t̸hôl′, -t̸həl)

noun

a white, pungent, waxy, crystalline alcohol, CHOH, obtained from oil of peppermint and used in medicine, cosmetics, cigarettes, etc.

Etymology: Ger < L mentha, mint + -ol, -ol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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