thymol

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Etymology

From French thymol.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈθaɪmɒl/
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Noun

thymol (countable and uncountable, plural thymols)

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

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French

Etymology

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

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Noun

thymol m (plural thymols)

  1. (organic chemistry) thymol

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