Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A white crystalline organic compound, CH3C6H9(C3H7)OH, obtained from peppermint oil or synthesized. It is used in perfumes, in cigarettes, as a mild topical anesthetic, and as a mint flavoring.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In chem., a solid crystalline body (C10H20O1) which separates from oil of peppermint on standing. It has the odor of peppermint, melts at 108 F., and volatilizes unchanged at a higher temperature. It is used in medicine as a local application in neuralgia. Also called
peppermint-camphor .
Wiktionary
- n. chemistry 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
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Chem.) A white, crystalline, aromatic substance (C10H20O) resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint (Mentha); -- called also
mint camphor orpeppermint camphor . It has the peculiar effect on skin and membranes of making them feel cool, and is used in liqueurs, confections, cigarettes, cough drops and perfumes, among other things.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odor that occurs naturally in peppermint oil; used as a flavoring and in medicine to relieve itching, pain, and nasal congestion
- n. a lotion containing menthol which gives it the smell of mint
Etymologies
- German, from Latin menta, mentha, mint; see mint2. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
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“Public-health advocates have long argued menthol, which is generally derived from mint plants, masks the harmful flavors of cigarettes, encourages people to smoke and should be regulated differently from traditional cigarettes.”
The Wall Street Journal: Effect of Menthol on Smoking Unclear
“Simpler, clearer-tasting peppermint contains little or no carvone or pyridines; instead it makes a terpene called menthol, which gives it a uniquely cooling quality.”
Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
“Through protein-protein interactions, the regulatory protein can remodel the active-site cavity of the catalytic protein for synthesizing the precursor of menthol, which is released from the plant as mint scent.”
“The one additive that really makes a difference is menthol, which is both a flavoring and a local anesthetic.”
“On Feb. 24, Lorillard registered about 50 variations of the term "menthol," including the dot-com, dot-net and dot-org versions of KillerMenthol, BanMenthol and MentholKills.”
The Wall Street Journal: Lorillard Fights to Snuff Menthol Ban
“Many addictives that are not toxic in their own right, such as menthol, contribute to the appeal of the product in ways that reinforce exposure to other toxins found in tobacco.”
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“Is it supposed to be some kind of menthol thing to clear your sinuses temporarily?”
“The Programa Agroqumico of the Faculty of Sciences l and Technology of the Universidad Mayor de San Simn (UMSS) in Cochabamba, Bolivia, has applied steam-extraction technology to make Bolivia self-sufficient in the production of several essential oils such as menthol, citral, and eucalyptol.”
“But this practice has obtained simply because the pungent herb was found to diffuse grateful aromatic warmth within the stomach and bowels, whilst promoting the expulsion of wind; whereas we now know that an active principle "menthol" contained in the plant, and which may be extracted from it as a camphoraceous oil, possesses in a marked degree antiseptic and sedative properties which are chemically hostile to putrescence, and preventive of dyspeptic fermentation.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘menthol’.
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being words from Tom Waits songs.
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They remind me of a particular time, place, or activity
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because wordsmith is not a verb.
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precious
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Breathe In, Breathe Out
Stuff I like the smell of.
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flinchers
words that make me uncomfortable
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