THYME CAMPHOR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic

Synonyms:

thyme camphor; thymic acid; thymol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("thyme camphor" is a kind of...):

phenol (any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups)

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