menthol

From Latin mentha (“mint”) +‎ -ol.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛnθɒl/

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menthol (countable and uncountable, plural menthols)

1. (organic chemistry) 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.

• dextromenthol
• isomenthol
• levomenthol
• neomenthol
• racementhol

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃.tɔl/

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menthol m (plural menthols)

1. menthol

• “menthol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.