thymol

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθaɪmɒl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(thī′mōl, -môl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
thy•mol  (thī′mōl, -môl),USA pronunciation n. [Chem., Pharm.]
    a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C10H14O, having a pungent, aromatic taste and odor, obtained from the oil distilled from thyme or prepared synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, embalming, preserving biological specimens, and in medicine as a fungicide and antiseptic. Also called thyme′ cam′phor, thym′ic ac′id  (tī′mik).USA pronunciation 
    • thyme + -ol2 1855–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
thymol / ˈθaɪmɒl/
  1. a white crystalline substance with an aromatic odour, obtained from the oil of thyme and used as a fungicide, antiseptic, and anthelmintic and in perfumery and embalming; 2-isopropylphenol. Formula: (CH3)2CHC6H3(CH3)OH
Etymology: 19th Century: from thyme + -ol2
'thymol' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hexahydrothymol

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