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单词 thymol
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
thy•mol  (thīmōl, -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, thymic acid  (tīmik).USA pronunciation 
    • thyme + -ol2 1855–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
thymol /ˈθaɪmɒl/ n
  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
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