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Menthol vs Menthyl - What's the difference?

menthol | menthyl |

As nouns the difference between menthol and menthyl

is that menthol is a cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes while menthyl is a radical derived from menthol.

menthol

English

Noun

(wikipedia menthol) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) a cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes
  • A menthol cigarette.

    • Derived terms

    * dextromenthol * levomenthol * racementhol

    menthyl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry, especially in combination) A radical derived from menthol