(n) a colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic, Syn. thymic acid, thyme camphor
n. [ Thyme + -ol. ] (Chem.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]