thymol

See also: Thymol

English

Etymology

From French thymol.

Pronunciation

• 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

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/

• Audio (Paris):

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Noun

thymol m (plural thymols)

1. (organic chemistry) thymol

Further reading

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