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• Menthene

  [men-theen] /ˈmɛn θin/ noun, Chemistry. 1. any of several isomeric, monocyclic terpenes having the formula C 1 0 H 1 8 . 2. a colorless, liquid terpene, C 1 0 H 1 8 , found in certain essential oils and prepared from menthol.

• Menthol

  [men-thawl, -thol] /ˈmɛn θɔl, -θɒl/ noun 1. Also called hexahydrothymol, peppermint camphor. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble alcohol, C 1 0 H 2 0 O, obtained from peppermint oil or synthesized: used chiefly in perfumes, confections, cigarettes, and liqueurs and in medicine for colds and nasal disorders for its cooling effect on mucous […]

• Mentholated

  [men-thuh-ley-tid] /ˈmɛn θəˌleɪ tɪd/ adjective 1. saturated with or containing : a mentholated cough drop. 2. covered or treated with . /ˈmɛnθəˌleɪtɪd/ adjective 1. containing, treated, or impregnated with menthol adj. of cigarettes, 1933, from menthol + -ate (2).

• Menticide

  [men-tuh-sahyd] /ˈmɛn təˌsaɪd/ noun 1. the systematic effort to undermine and destroy a person’s values and beliefs, as by the use of prolonged interrogation, drugs, torture, etc., and to induce radically different ideas. noun brainwashing; the ‘killing’ of mind through brainwashing

• Menticulture

  noun cultivation and improvement of the mind Word Origin menti- ‘mind’ + culture

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