thymol

Definitions of thymol
  1. noun
    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
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    type of:
    phenol
    any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups
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