Camphorated-oil
a solution of one part camphor oil in four parts cottonseed oil used as a counterirritant.
noun
a liniment consisting of camphor and peanut oil, used as a counterirritant
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vinegarweed.
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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. Historical Examples Ginseng […]
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Italian, Spanish. a cemetery.