Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A white, crystalline, aromatic compound, C10H14O, derived from thyme oil and other oils or made synthetically and used as an antiseptic, a fungicide, and a preservative.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The phenol of cymene, C10H13.OH, a stearoptene obtained from oil of thyme by distillation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A phenol derivative of cymene, C10H13.OH, isomeric with carvacrol, found in oil of thyme, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a pleasant aromatic odor and strong antiseptic properties; -- called also
hydroxy cymene .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry a
monoterpene phenol , C10H13OH, found in theoil extracted fromthyme ; used as inperfume , as anantiseptic andfungicide , and inembalming
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic
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Examples
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Distinctive thyme species and varieties are rich in the phenolic compound called thymol.
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Distinctive thyme species and varieties are rich in the phenolic compound called thymol.
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It is a natural source of the antiseptic thymol, which is an ingredient in modern mouthwashes, and in the past was given to treat infections of the mouth and throat.
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It is a natural source of the antiseptic thymol, which is an ingredient in modern mouthwashes, and in the past was given to treat infections of the mouth and throat.
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A primary constituent, thymol, is the main active antiseptic ingredient in Listerine mouthwash.
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Oregano oil contains two natural antiseptic compounds, carvacol and thymol.
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Oregano oil contains two natural antiseptic compounds, carvacol and thymol.
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Other major constituents include limonene (lemony), thymol (thyme-like), cadinene (green-like) and germacrene (spicy and woody).
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Oregano oil contains two natural antiseptic compounds, carvacol and thymol.
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Oregano oil contains two natural antiseptic compounds, carvacol and thymol.
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