Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Thymol

Thymol , noun

[Thyme + -ol.]

(Chemistry) A phenol derivative of cymene, C10H13.OH, isomeric with carvacrol, found in oil of thyme, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a pleasant aromatic odor and strong antiseptic properties; -- called also hydroxy cymene.