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Definition of Menthol

1. Noun. 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.

2. Noun. A lotion containing menthol which gives it the smell of mint.

Definition of Menthol

1. n. A white, crystalline, aromatic substance resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint (Mentha); -- called also mint camphor or peppermint camphor.

Definition of Menthol

1. Noun. (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 ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Menthol

1. an alcohol [n -S] - See also: alcohol

Medical Definition of Menthol

1. A white, crystalline, aromatic substance resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint (Mentha). Synonym: mint camphor or peppermint camphor. Origin: Mentha + -ol. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Menthol

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Literary usage of Menthol

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1886)
"In the nasal passages the action of menthol is less disagreeable, especially if rapid expirations are practised; the smarting is less intense, ..."

2. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1885)
"menthol has long been used by the Chinese and Japanese for the relief of ... suggested to Schmidtz the idea of studying the physiological action of menthol. ..."

3. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1885)
"menthol has long been used by the Chinese and Japanese for the relief of ... suggested to Schmidtz the idea of studying the physiological action of menthol. ..."

4. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1892)
"As is well known, the menthol from the American oil of pepper- men t differs much ... The common Japanese menthol appears in commerce in the form of small ..."

5. American Druggist (1885)
"The following are regarded as reliable tests for the purity of menthol:— ... The menthol used in this class has not, as a rule, been completely freed from ..."

6. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"A menthol of unrecorded rotatory sign predominates in the oil from ... The proportion of menthol in normal Japanese oil of peppermint varies between 69 and ..."

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