1. A crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odour that occurs naturally in peppermint oil; used as a flavouring and in medicine to relieve itching, pain, and nasal congestion 
2. A lotion containing menthol which gives it the smell of mint

Derived forms: menthols

See also: mentholated

Type of: application, chemical compound, compound, lotion

Part of: mentholated salve, peppermint oil

Encyclopedia: Menthol

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