thymol

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/ˈθaɪmɒl/

noun

a monoterpene phenol, C₁₀H₁₃OH, found in the oil extracted from thyme; used as in perfume, as an antiseptic and fungicide, and in embalming

Similar
thyme camphorthymic acid
OriginFrench thymol →
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Meanings

nounthymol (countable and uncountable, plural thymols)

plural thymols

  1. countableuncountablechemistrya monoterpene phenol, C₁₀H₁₃OH, found in the oil extracted from thyme; used as in perfume, as an antiseptic and fungicide, and in embalming

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic

Similar
thyme camphorthymic acid
Broader
phenol

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchthymol
  2. Frenchthymol
  3. Englishthymol

Borrowed from French thymol.

More words from French

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Translations

Esperanto timolo
  • timoloa monoterpene phenol
Finnish tymoli
  • tymolia monoterpene phenol
French thymol
  • thymola monoterpene phenol
German Thymol
  • Thymola monoterpene phenol
Polish tymol
  • tymola monoterpene phenol
Spanish timol
  • timola monoterpene phenol
Cite this entry
APA

thymol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thymol

MLA

“thymol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thymol. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thymol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thymol.

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