menthol
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noun
- 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
- A menthol cigarette.
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camphormenthonementholatementhylneomentholisomentholmyrtanolthymolterpinenepine terpenemesityl oxidementhanemyrceneoil of wintergreenmethoxybenzenementhene