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Definition of nane özü in Turkish English dictionary
- menthol
- {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
- 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
- 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