camphor
noun
- a volatile, crystalline ketone, CHO, with a strong characteristic odor, derived from the wood of the camphor tree or synthetically from pinene: used to protect fabrics from moths, in manufacturing cellulose plastics, and in medicine as an irritant and stimulant
- any of several derivatives of terpenes
See camphor in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kămˈfər)
noun An aromatic crystalline compound, C10H16O, obtained naturally from the wood or leaves of the camphor tree or synthesized and used as an insect repellent, in the manufacture of film, plastics, lacquers, and explosives, and in medicine chiefly in external preparations to relieve mild pain and itching.
Related Forms:
- camˌphor·aˈceous (kămˌfə-rāˈshəs) adjective
- cam·phorˈic (-fôrˈĭk, -fŏrˈ-) adjective
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