menthol

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Noun

menthol

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.

Translations

• German: Menthol
• Italian: mentolo
• Portuguese: mentol
• Russian: менто́л
• Spanish: mentol

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