Camphor
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.
Contemporary Examples
Fresh Picks Susur Lee December 7, 2009
Historical Examples
The Little Clay Cart (Attributed To) King Shudraka
The Cook and Housekeeper’s Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Mary Eaton
Cooley’s Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades…, Sixth Edition, Volume I Arnold Cooley
North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 Various
The Crux Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido Henry Keppel
A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband Louise Bennett Weaver
The Lowest Rung Mary Cholmondeley
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 90, April, 1865 Various
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: C10H16O
n.
camphor
(kām’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: C10H16O.
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