menthol

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English - Turkish
mentol

Bir yemekten sonra sık sık bir mentollü sakız çiğnerim. - I often chew some mentholated gum after a meal.

mentollü

Related Terms

menthol cigarette
mentollü sigara
stimulant, cooling agent
uyarıcı, ajan soğutma
English - English
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
{i} (Chemistry, Pharmacology) chemical substance obtained from peppermint oil which has a cooling effect (used primarily in the production of confections, cold medicines, liqueurs, and perfumes)
A white, crystalline, aromatic substance resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint (Mentha); called also mint camphor or peppermint camphor
A crystalline alcohol that occurs especially in mint oils Has the sharp fragrance and cooling properties of peppermint
a lotion containing menthol which gives it a mint flavoring
Menthol is a substance that smells a bit like peppermint and is used to flavour things such as cigarettes and toothpaste. It is also used in some medicines, especially for curing colds. a substance that smells and tastes of mint, used to give cigarettes and sweets a special taste (mentha ). Crystalline organic compound of the isoprenoid family. It has a strong, minty, cooling odour and taste. It is obtained from the oil of the Japanese mint or made synthetically and is used in cigarettes, cosmetics, chest rubs, cough drops, toothpastes, and flavourings. Of its two optical isomers (see optical activity; isomerism), only l-menthol has the desirable cooling effect
stimulant, cooling agent

Related Terms

menthol cigarette
a cigarette containing added menthol; the mint flavour tending to produce a cool sensation
menthol

    Hyphenation

    men·thol

    Turkish pronunciation

    menthôl

    Pronunciation

    /ˈmenᴛʜôl/ /ˈmɛnθɔːl/

    Etymology

    [ 'men-"thol, -"thOl ] (noun.) 1876. German, ultimately from Latin mentha mint.
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