camphene

American  

[kam-feen, kam-feen] / ˈkæm fin, kæmˈfin /

noun

1. a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble substance, C 10 H 16 , occurring in turpentine and many other essential oils, prepared from pinene: used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of synthetic camphor.

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camphene British  

/ ˈkæmfiːn /

noun

1. a colourless crystalline insoluble optically active terpene derived from pinene and present in many essential oils. Formula: C 10 H 16

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Etymology

Origin of camphene

1835–45; < New Latin camph ( ora ) camphor + -ene

Example Sentences

Mrs. Salsify in the parlor below kept wishing her visitors would go, for she had never seen the wicks in the camphene lamps of so surprising a length.

From Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems by Afton, Effie

At a dance it was floor-scrubbing, filling the camphene lamps, and making up beds for the babies to be later deposited by their dancing mothers.

From A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment by Murdock, Charles A. (Charles Albert)

One night, while she was dressing in her private room at the theatre, a camphene lamp exploded and her face was shockingly burned.

From My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. by Thompson, George

Rosemary oil contains pinene, camphene, cineol, borneol, and camphor.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.

"But, George, I do not think our room is complete without a camphene lamp," said Esther sharply.

From Choice Readings for the Home Circle by Anonymous