thymol Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic
    thyme camphor; thymic acid.

WordNet

Thym"ol noun
Etymology
Thyme + -ol.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) A phenol derivative of cymene, C10H13.OH, isomeric with carvacrol, found in oil of thyme, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a pleasant aromatic odor and strong antiseptic properties; -- called also hydroxy cymene.

Webster 1913