"thymol" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈθaɪmɒl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-thymol.wav [US] Forms: thymols [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French thymol. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:thymol|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "thymol", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "thymol", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="thymol"> Borrowed from French thymol. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} thymol (countable and uncountable, plural thymols)
  1. (chemistry) a monoterpene phenol, C₁₀H₁₃OH, found in the oil extracted from thyme; used as in perfume, as an antiseptic and fungicide, and in embalming Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: bromothymol, thymate, thymol blue Related terms: carvacrol Translations (a monoterpene phenol): timolo (Esperanto), tymoli (Finnish), thymol [masculine] (French), Thymol [neuter] (German), tymol [masculine] (Polish), timol [masculine] (Spanish)

Noun [French]

IPA: /ti.mɔl/ Audio: Fr-Paris--thymol.ogg [Paris], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-thymol.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: thymols [plural]
Etymology: From thym + -ol, coined by French chemist Alexandre Lallemand in 1853. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|thym|-ol}} thym + -ol, {{coin|fr|Alexandre Lallemand|in=1853|nat=French|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occ=chemist|w=-}} coined by French chemist Alexandre Lallemand in 1853 Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} thymol m (plural thymols)
  1. (organic chemistry) thymol Tags: masculine

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