thymol

[ thahy-mohl, -mawl ]

noun

, Chemistry, Pharmacology.

1. a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 10 H 14 O, having a pungent, aromatic taste and odor, obtained from the oil distilled from thyme or prepared synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, embalming, preserving biological specimens, and in medicine as a fungicide and antiseptic.

thymol

/ ˈθaɪmɒl /

noun

1. a white crystalline substance with an aromatic odour, obtained from the oil of thyme and used as a fungicide, antiseptic, and anthelmintic and in perfumery and embalming; 2-isopropylphenol. Formula: (CH 3 ) 2 CHC 6 H 3 (CH 3 )OH

Word History and Origins

Origin of thymol¹

First recorded in 1855–60; thyme + -ol ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of thymol¹

C19: from thyme + -ol ²

Example Sentences

Thymol crystallizes in large colourless plates which melt at 44 and boil at 230.

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Our return to thymol for intestinal parasites is interesting.

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The cure of the disease is very easy; thymol is given, which weakens the hold of the worm, this being followed by Epsom salts.

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A weak lotion of thymol, corrosive sublimate or ichthyol would doubtless be equally effectual.

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A thymol or carbolized boric-acid lotion will relieve the irritation.

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