GC: n

S: NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5483461/ (last access: 6 December 2023); SD – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/thymol (last access: 6 December 2023).

N: 1. thymol is a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek θύμον, -ol suffix.

• The earliest known use of the noun thymol is in the 1850s. Oxford English Dictionary’s earliest evidence for thymol is from 1857, in the writing of William A. Miller, chemist.

2. Essential oil, product of thyme.

3. Chemical Elements and Compounds: A naturally occurring crystalline phenol obtained from thyme or thyme oil … used to kill parasites in herberia, to preserve anatomical specimens, and in medicine as a topical antifungal agent.

4. Thymol (THY) exhibits antibacterial and antioxidant properties. Recent studies have also shown that THY presents anti-inflammatory and healing properties. This review focused on in vitro and in vivo investigations related to THY utilization, as an anti-inflammatory and/or wound healing agent.

S: 1. OD – https://www.oed.com/dictionary/thymol_n?tl=true (last access: 6 December 2023). 2. EncBrit – https://www.britannica.com/science/thymol (last access: 6 December 2023). 3. TERMIUM PLUS – https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng&i=1&srchtxt=thymol&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs (last access: 6 December 2023). 4. NIH – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35848908/ (last access: 6 December 2023).

SYN: 2-Isopropyl-5-methylphenol, Thyme camphor, 5-Methyl-2-isopropylphenol. (depending on context)

S: NCBI – https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Thymol (laxt access: 6 December 2023)

CR: preservative, witch hazel.