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THYMOL, C ,oH,4O or C6H3(OH) (CH3) (C3Hr) [ 1 : 3: 6 ], a methylisopropylphenol isomeric with carvacrol
thyme
oils , e.g. Carum copticum, from which it may be extracted by shaking with potassium hydroxide, filtering and precipitating the phenol with hydrochloric acid. It can be prepared from dibrom-menthone (obtained by brominating menthone in chloroform solution) by eliminating two molecules of hydrobromic acid. Thymol
distillation
Thymol
thyme
taste , and is freely soluble in alcohol, ether, chloroform or olive oil, but almost insoluble in cold water. It is a more powerful antiseptic than carbolic acid, but its insolubility prevents its being used for the same purposes. A saturated solution (1 in loon of warm water), thymol gauze and an ointment are used. Externally it is anti
chief
iodine
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