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thymol

DEFINITIONS OF: thymol

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n a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic

Synonyms:
thyme camphor, thymic acid
Type of:
phenol
any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups
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