camphor oil

noun

a colorless liquid obtained from the wood of the camphor tree by distillation and separation from the solid camphor, used in varnish, soaps, and shoe polish, and in medicine chiefly as a rubefacient.

Origin of camphor oil

First recorded in 1830–40

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If the manufacture of lampblack from the cheap camphor oil is conducted on a large scale, it would no doubt be profitable.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884 | Various
The author has succeeded in preparing various varnishes with the camphor oil, mixed with different resins and oils.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884 | Various
Lampblack was also prepared by the author, by subjecting the camphor oil to incomplete combustion.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884 | Various
camphor oil; Oleum camphor factitium, L. Prepared by dissolving camphor in nitric acid, in the cold.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I | Arnold Cooley
Safrol, an ether which is the chief constituent of sassafras oil, and also found in considerable quantity in camphor oil.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture | W. H. Simmons

camphor oil

The oil that is obtained from the wood of the camphor tree and is used to make camphor. It is extracted from the wood by steam distillation.

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