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menthol

English

Etymology

From Latin mentha (mint) +? -ol.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?m?n??l/

Noun

menthol (countable and uncountable, plural menthols)

  1. (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
  2. A menthol cigarette.

Derived terms

  • dextromenthol
  • isomenthol
  • levomenthol
  • neomenthol
  • racementhol

Translations

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spearmint

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

So named from its spiry, not capitate, inflorescence.

spear +? mint

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?sp???m?nt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?sp???m?nt/

Noun

spearmint (plural spearmints)

  1. Mentha spicata, A herb of the mint family, commonly used in herb tea, candy and to treat mild stomach ache.

Translations

Anagrams

  • antisperm, parentism, spermatin

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