0 a solid, white natural substance that smells and tastes like mint: --
1 a natural substance made from peppermint (= a plant with a fresh, strong smell) and used in medicines and as a flavoring --
Liniment and medicated products containing menthol work in the same way, producing sensations such as heat or cold or strong odors.
It is a transparent oily, colorless liquid with a smell of menthol.
The drink included menthol, giving it the sensation of tasting cold, even at room temperature.
The proposed menthol ban also saw opposition from organized labor.
They can also include essential oil constituents that have some antibacterial properties, thymol, eucalyptol or menthol.
Ethanol, with similar irritant and desensitization properties, was used to control for nicotine, to distinguish it from menthol-induced response.
The only active ingredient in this over-the-counter drug formulation is menthol, however celadrin is mentioned on a specific brand as functional ingredient.
It is almost 200 times more potent than menthol and 2.5 times more efficacious.