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Thymol vs Monoterpene - What's the difference?

thymol | monoterpene |

Thymol is a hyponym of monoterpene.

Thymol is a hyponym of monoterpene.


As nouns the difference between thymol and monoterpene

is that thymol is (chemistry) a monoterpene phenol, c10h13oh, found in the oil extracted from thyme; used as in perfume, as an antiseptic and fungicide, and in embalming while monoterpene is (organic chemistry) any terpene formed from two isoprene units, and having ten carbon atoms; either hydrocarbons such as pinene, or compounds with functional groups such as camphor.

thymol

English

(wikipedia thymol)

Noun

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

    • See also

    *carvacol

    monoterpene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) any terpene formed from two isoprene units, and having ten carbon atoms; either hydrocarbons such as pinene, or compounds with functional groups such as camphor

    • Related terms

    *monoterpenoid *terpene

    Coordinate terms

    *diterpene *hemiterpene *sesquiterpene *sesterterpene *triterpene *tetraterpene *polyterpene

    Hypernyms

    *terpene *hydrocarbon

    Hyponyms

    *ascaridole *auraptene *fenchone *grandisol *halomon *iridoid *limonene *linalool *menthane *menthene *menthol *menthyl acetate *pinene *piperitone *pulegone *rhodinol *sabinene *terpineol *thujene *thymol ----