menthol en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Latin mentha (“mint”) + -ol.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) A menthol cigarette.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| menthols | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
levomenthol · mentholate · menthyl · nonmenthol · neomenthol · racementhol · mentholation · dextromenthol · isomenthol
Translations (22)
nl menthol (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · ja メントール (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · de Menthol (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · it mentolo (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · el μινθόλη (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · ru менто́л (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · ca mentol (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · eo mentolo (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · sv mentol (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · pt mentol (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · da mentol (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · cmn 薄荷醇 (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · nb mentol (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · ro mentol (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · fi mentoli (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · cs mentol (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · el μεντόλ (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · es mentol (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · pl mentol (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · el μενθόλη (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · ja 薄荷脳 (cyclic monoterpene alcohol) · nn mentol (cyclic monoterpene alcohol)