Found 2 items, similar to menthol.
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Definition: menthol
menthol
n : a lotion containing menthol which gives it a mint flavoring
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Definition: menthol
menthol 
\men"thol\, n. [Mentha + -ol.] (Chem.)
A white, crystalline, aromatic substance (
C10H20O)
resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint
(
Mentha); -- called also 
mint camphor or 
peppermint camphor
. It has the peculiar effect on skin and membranes of
making them feel cool, and is used in liqueurs, confections,
cigarettes, cough drops and perfumes, among other things.
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Camphor 
\Cam"phor\ (k[a^]m"f[~e]r), n. [OE. camfere, F. camphre
(cf. It. canfora, Sp. camfora, alcanfor, LL. canfora,
camphora, NGr. kafoyra`), fr. Ar. k[=a]f[=u]r, prob. fr. Skr.
karp[=u]ra.]
1. A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from
different species of the 
Laurus family, esp. from
Cinnamomum camphara (the 
Laurus camphora of
Linn[ae]us.). Camphor, 
C10H16O, is volatile and
fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a
stimulant, or sedative.
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2. originally, a gum resembling ordinary camphor, obtained
from a tree (
Dryobalanops aromatica formerly
Dryobalanops camphora) growing in Sumatra and Borneo;
now applied to its main constituent, a terpene alcohol
obtainable as a white solid 
C10H18O, called also 
Borneo camphor
, 
Malay camphor, 
Malayan camphor, 
camphor of Borneo
, 
Sumatra camphor, 
bornyl alcohol, 
camphol,
and 
borneol. The isomer from 
Dryobalanops is
dextrorotatory; the levoratatory form is obtainable from
other species of plants, and the racemic mixture may be
obtained by reduction of camphor. It is used in perfumery,
and for manufacture of its esters. See 
Borneol.
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Note: The name camphor is also applied to a number of bodies
of similar appearance and properties, as 
cedar camphor
, obtained from the red or pencil cedar
(
Juniperus Virginiana), and 
peppermint camphor, or
menthol, obtained from the oil of peppermint.
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Camphor oil (Chem.), name variously given to certain
oil-like products, obtained especially from the camphor
tree.
Camphor tree, a large evergreen tree (
Cinnamomum Camphora
) with lax, smooth branches and shining
triple-nerved lanceolate leaves, probably native in China,
but now cultivated in most warm countries. Camphor is
collected by a process of steaming the chips of the wood
and subliming the product.
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