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Definition of menthol noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

menthol

noun
 
/ˈmenθɒl/
 
/ˈmenθɔːl/
[uncountable]
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  1. 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
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    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from German, from Latin mentha ‘mint’ + -ol.
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