menthol
noun/ˈmenθɒl/
/ˈmenθɔːl/
[uncountable]- a substance that tastes and smells of mint, that is used in some medicines for colds and to give a strong, cool taste to cigarettes, toothpaste, etc.Oxford Collocations DictionaryMenthol is used before these nouns:
- cigarette
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from German, from Latin mentha ‘mint’ + -ol.Want to learn more?
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