What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Menthol vs Pudina - What's the difference?

menthol | pudina |

As nouns the difference between menthol and pudina

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 pudina is a form of mint found in parts of India and Pakistan and used there in cooking food & preparation of tea.

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

    pudina

    English

    Alternative forms

    * podeena, podina, pudeena

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A form of mint found in parts of India and Pakistan and used there in cooking food & preparation of tea.

    • Anagrams

    * ----