/thuy"mohl, -mawl/ , n. Chem., Pharm.
a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 10 H 14 O, having a pungent, aromatic taste and odor, obtained from the oil distilled from thyme or prepared synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, embalming, preserving biological specimens, and in medicine as a fungicide and antiseptic. Also called thyme camphor, thymic acid /tuy"mik/ .
[ 1855-60; THYME + -OL 2 ]