mentholated

UK: /ˈmɛnθəˌleɪtɪd/ US: /ˈmɛnθəˌleɪtɪd/ ,(men′thə lā′tid)

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men•tho•lat•ed  (men′thə lā′tid), adj. 

1. saturated with or containing menthol:
   a mentholated cough drop.
2. covered or treated with menthol.

• menthol + -ate¹ + -ed² 1930–35

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mentholated / ˈmɛnθəˌleɪtɪd/ adjective

1. containing, treated, or impregnated with menthol

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men•thol /ˈmɛnθɔl, -θɑl/   n. [uncountable]

1. Chemistry, Drugs an alcohol that dissolves in water, obtained from peppermint oil.

men•tho•lat•ed /ˈmɛnθəˌleɪtɪd/  adj.: 

mentholated cigarettes.

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men•thol  (men′thôl, -thol), n. 

1. Chemistry, Drugs Also called hexahydrothymol, peppermint camphor. a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble alcohol, C₁₀H₂₀O, obtained from peppermint oil or synthesized: used chiefly in perfumes, confections, cigarettes, and liqueurs and in medicine for colds and nasal disorders for its cooling effect on mucous membranes.
2. a mentholated cigarette.

adj. 

3. containing menthol;
   mentholated.

• Neo-Latin Menth(a) (see mint¹) + -ol¹
• 1875–80