mentol

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Indonesian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch menthol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛn.tɔl/
  • Rhymes: -tɔl
  • Hyphenation: mèn‧tol

Noun

mèntol (plural mentol-mentol)

  1. (organic chemistry) menthol: 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. (botany) mint

Further reading

Malay

Etymology 1

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Noun

mentol (plural mentol-mentol, informal 1st possessive mentolku, 2nd possessive mentolmu, 3rd possessive mentolnya)

  1. (~ lampu) light bulb
    Synonyms: mentol lampu, mentol
    Synonyms: bohlam, lampu busur, lampu pijar (Indonesian)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English menthol

Noun

mentol (informal 1st possessive mentolku, 2nd possessive mentolmu, 3rd possessive mentolnya)

  1. (organic chemistry) menthol

References

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Latin mentha +‎ -ol.

Noun

mentol m (definite singular mentolen, uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) menthol

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin mentha +‎ -ol.

Noun

mentol m (definite singular mentolen, uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) menthol

References

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: men‧tol

Noun

mentol m (usually uncountable, plural mentóis)

  1. (organic chemistry) menthol (cyclic monoterpene alcohol)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French menthol.

Noun

mentol n (uncountable)

  1. menthol

Declension

singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative mentol mentolul
genitive-dative mentol mentolului
vocative mentolule

Spanish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /menˈtol/
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: men‧tol

Noun

mentol m (plural mentoles)

  1. (organic chemistry) menthol

Further reading

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