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    menthol

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Food, Tobacco
    men·thol /ˈmenθɒl $ -θɒːl, -θɑːl/ noun [uncountable]  DFDFTa substance that smells and tastes of mint, used to give cigarettes and sweets a special taste 薄荷醇
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    menthol• No aromatic oils, vapour rubs, smelly nasal decongestants like menthol or eucalyptus etc.    Origin menthol (1800-1900) German Latin mentha “mint”
    men·thol nounChineseSyllable
    of and a used that give mint, Corpus substance to tastes smells


    menthol
    men‧thol /ˈmenθɒl $ -θɒːl, -θɑːl/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: German
     Origin: Latin mentha 'mint'
    a substance that smells and tastes of mint, used to give cigarettes and sweets a special taste


    men·tholBrE /ˈmenθɒl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmenθɔːl/ 🔊, /ˈmenθɑːl/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a substance that tastes and smells of mint, that is used in some medicines for colds and to give a strong cool flavour to cigarettes, toothpaste, etc. 薄荷醇