menthol

noun
/ˈmɛnθɒl/

Etymology

From Latin mentha (“mint”) + -ol.

  1. derived from mentha

Definitions

  1. A cyclic monoterpene alcohol

    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.

  2. A menthol cigarette.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for menthol. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA