thymol

(ti'(thi')mol). (U.S., Br.) Thymic acid, C,i|HiiO, a phenol present in the volatile oil of Thymus vulgar is (thyme), Monarda punctata (horsemint), Carum copticum. or Piychotis ajowan (ajowan seed), and in other volatile oils; it is obtained chiefly from ajowan oil; occurs in large colorle prismatic crystals, insoluble in water, of the odor of thyme; employed externally and internally as an antiseptic, as a deodorizer of offensive discharges, and as a specific for uncinariasis in doses of gr. ^3 (0.03-0.2). t. car'- bonate, thymotal, tyratal, occurs as colorle crystals insoluble in water; recommended as a teniacide in doses of gr. 8-30 (o. 5-2. o). t. i'odlde, thymol is* iodidum (U.S.). t. sal'icylate, sal i thymol, a reaction product of sodium salicylate with sodium thymol ate and phosphorus chloride; occurs as a white crystalline powder of sweetish taste, slightly soluble in water; recommended as an antiseptic.