MENTHOL Meaning of MENTHOL in English ■ noun a crystalline alcohol with a minty taste and odour, found in peppermint and other natural oils.Derivatives~ated adjective OriginC19: from Ger., from L. mentha 'mint' + -ol . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004