Definitions for thymol

thymol thy·mol

Spelling: [thahy-mohl, -mawl]
IPA: /ˈθaɪ moʊl, -mɔl/

Thymol is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 77 anagrams from letters in thymol (hlmoty).

Definitions for thymol

noun

  1. a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 10 H 14 O, having a pungent, aromatic taste and odor, obtained from the oil distilled from thyme or prepared synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, embalming, preserving biological specimens, and in medicine as a fungicide and antiseptic.

Origin of thymol

First recorded in 1855-60; thyme + -ol2

Examples for thymol

When shaken with ether the thymol can be entirely removed, and obtained as a neutral volatile residue.

They have the odor of thymol or menthol and an acid taste and reaction.

Large quantities of thymol are prepared in Germany, principally from the seeds of the Ptychotis ajowan.

The cure of the disease is very easy; thymol is given, which weakens the hold of the worm, this being followed by Epsom salts.

Our return to thymol for intestinal parasites is interesting.

Filter the solution obtained and treat with an acid—hydrochloric acid, for example—which sets free the thymol.

Dr Symes says he finds milk to be an excellent solvent for thymol, of which it will take up readily to nearly 10 per cent.

His results with phenol, thymol, and salicylic acid have been unfavorable.

The alkaline hydrates of potash and soda are powerful solvents of thymol; ammonia dissolves it but sparingly.

Malefern, santonine, thymol and other anthelmintic remedies are prescribed.

Word Value for thymol
Scrable

14

Words with friends

14

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