menthol
n.
white crystalline substance, 1862, from German Menthol, coined 1861 by Alphons Oppenheim from Latin mentha "mint" (see mint, n.1) + oleum "oil" (see oil, n.). So called because it was first obtained from oil of peppermint.
| 词汇 | menthol |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary menthol n. white crystalline substance, 1862, from German Menthol, coined 1861 by Alphons Oppenheim from Latin mentha "mint" (see mint, n.1) + oleum "oil" (see oil, n.). So called because it was first obtained from oil of peppermint. |
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