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camphor
[ kam-fer ]
noun
- a whitish, translucent, crystalline, pleasant-odored terpene ketone, C 10 H 16 O, obtained from the camphor tree, used chiefly in the manufacture of celluloid and in medicine as a counter-irritant for infections and in the treatment of pain and itching.
- any substance having medicinal or aromatic characteristics similar to those of camphor.
camphor
/ kæmˈfɒrɪk; ˈkæmfə /
noun
- a whitish crystalline aromatic terpene ketone obtained from the wood of the camphor tree or made from pinene: used in the manufacture of celluloid and in medicine as a liniment and treatment for colds. Formula: C 10 H 16 O
camphor
/ kăm′fər /
- A white, gumlike, crystalline compound that has a strong odor. Camphor is volatile and is used as an insect repellent and in making plastics and explosives. Chemical formula: C 10 H 16 O.
Derived Forms
- camphoric, adjective
Other Words From
- cam·phor·a·ceous [kam-f, uh, -, rey, -sh, uh, s], adjective
- cam·phor·ic [kam-, fawr, -ik, -, for, -], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of camphor1
Word History and Origins
Origin of camphor1
Example Sentences
Imperial Kitchen, a restaurant in Hong Kong, makes my favorite version: smoked Peking duck with camphor wood spices.
Furs should be kept in a box, alone, and in summer carefully packed, with a quantity of lump camphor to protect from moths.
In this case, never leave home without a straw-covered bottle of brandy, and another of camphor, in your carpet-bag.
The window-curtains were presumably packed in camphor, and the dim panes suggested a cobwebbed and desolate interior.
The camphor tree grows very well here, but I do not know if the gum has ever been collected.
The camphor tree overhead was thrown out darkly against the stars, like its own shadow.
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