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THYMIC ACID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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:
Hypernyms ("thymic acid" is a kind of...):
phenol (any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups)