thymol – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
thymol
n.
antiseptic substance
Thymol
thymol
Noun
1. a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic
(synonym) thyme camphor, thymic acid
(hypernym) phenol
Thymol (das)
n.
thymol, antiseptic substance
Thymol
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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