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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An oily unsaturated ketone related to the terpenes, , found in the oils of Spanish and American pennyroyal (Mentha Pulegium and Hedeoma pulegioides), etc. It has an odor resembling peppermint.
Wiktionary
- n. organic chemistry A monoterpenoid ketone, found in pennyroyal, that is toxic to dogs and cats
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“Its concentration increases with the age of the leaf, so older leaves taste more cooling; hot and dry growing conditions cause menthol to be transformed into a noncooling, somewhat harsh by-product pulegone, the characteristic volatile in pennyroyal.”
Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
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