menthol
UKmenθɔl
US'menθɔl
معنی فارسی
جوهر نعناع خشک
معنی کامل و مثالها
/men´thôl´, -thäl´/n.
● (شیمی) منتول (الکل سپید و تندمزه و تندبو و بلورین به فرمول C10H19OH که در پزشکی و صنعت کاربرد دارد)
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the Latin word 'mentha' meaning 'mint'.
مثال
- Menthol is commonly used in cough drops and throat lozenges.
- The cooling sensation of menthol provides relief from muscle pain.
- Menthol is a key ingredient in many topical analgesic creams.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odor that occurs naturally in peppermint oil; used as a flavoring and in medicine to relieve itching, pain, and nasal congestion “Substance Holonyms: peppermint oil, mentholated salve”
- a lotion containing menthol which gives it the smell of mint