Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thymol

/ˈθaɪmɒl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: thy-mol
IPA: /ˈθaɪmɒl/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a monoterpene phenol, C₁₀H₁₃OH, found in the oil extracted from thyme; used as in perfume, as an antiseptic and fungicide, and in embalming

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French thymol.

Usage

Inflected Forms

thymols (plural)

Derived Forms

bromothymol thymate

Phrases

thymol blue

Frequently Paired Words

carvacrol

Synonyms

thyme camphor thymic acid

Questions

How do you pronounce thymol?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθaɪmɒl/.
What does thymol mean?: a monoterpene phenol, C₁₀H₁₃OH, found in the oil extracted from thyme; used as in perfume, as an antiseptic and fungicide, and in embalming
Where does thymol come from?: Borrowed from French thymol.

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