menthol

noun

a lotion containing menthol which gives it the smell of mint

a crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odor that occurs naturally in peppermint oil

Roots

menthamenth- · Latin · mint oleum-ol · Latin · oil (alcohol/phenol marker)

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