thymol

See also: Thymol

English

Etymology

French thymol

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθaɪmɒl/

Noun

thymol (countable and uncountable, plural thymols)

(chemistry) a monoterpene phenol, C₁₀H₁₃OH, found in the oil extracted from thyme; used as in perfume, as an antiseptic and fungicide, and in embalming

Derived terms

thymol blue

Translations

a monoterpene phenol

Esperanto: timolo
Finnish: tymoli
French: thymol (fr) m
German: Thymol n
Polish: tymol (pl) m
Spanish: timol m

See also

carvacrol

Anagrams

mythol.

French

Etymology

From thym +‎ -ol, coined by French chemist Alexandre Lallemand in 1853.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ti.mɔl/
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Noun

thymol m (plural thymols)

(organic chemistry) thymol

Further reading

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

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