Difference between Menthol and Mint

What is the difference between Menthol and Mint?

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 while Mint as a noun is a building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.

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

Mint

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of condition, as new.In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.Unused with original gum; as issued originally.Very good.Of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.A large amount of money. A vast sum or amount, etc.Any of several plants of the family Labiatae, typically aromatic with square stems.The flavouring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.a green colour, like that of mint.A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.

Example sentence: A penny will not buy a penny postcard or a penny whistle or a single piece of penny candy. It will not even, if you're managing the U.S. Mint, buy a penny.

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

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