Difference between Alcohol and Menthol

What is the difference between Alcohol and Menthol?

Alcohol as a noun is any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-oh). while Menthol as a noun is a cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes

Alcohol

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH). An intoxicating beverage made by the fermentation of sugar or sugar-containing material.

Menthol

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes

We hope you now know whether to use Alcohol or Menthol in your sentence.

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