| Menthol (n.) A white, crystalline, aromatic substance resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint (Mentha); -- called also mint camphor or peppermint camphor. Thesaurus Entries Mickey Finn, Pentothal, alleviating, alleviative, analgesic, anodyne, assuasive, balmy, balsamic, benumbing, cathartic, chloroform, cleansing, cocaine, deadening, demulcent, dope, drug, dull, dulling, easing, emollient, ether, ethyl chloride, ethylene, gas, hard, hypnotic, impassible, impenetrable, impermeable, impervious, insensate, insensitive, knockout drop, lenitive, lullaby, mandrake, menthol, mitigating, mitigative, morphia, morphine, narcotic, nightcap, nitrous oxide, numbing, obtuse, opiate, opium, pain-killer, pain-killing, palliative, poppy, purgative, relieving, remedial, rocky, sedative, sleep-bringer, sleep-inducer, sleep-producer, sleeping pill, softening, somnifacient, soothing, soporific, stunning, stupefying, subduing, tranquilizer |