1) French word used in English 2) Highly aromatic wood 3) Insect repellent 4) Insect-repelling compound 5) Itch reliever 6) Moth repellent 7) Mothball ingredient 8) Mothball makeup 9) Mothball material 10) Mothball material, once 11) Natural resin 12) Perfume ingredient 13) Redolent moth repellent 14) Repellent in a closet
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1) Ketone 2) Resin
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Camphor ər is a waxy, flammable, white or transparent solid with a strong aromatic odor. It is a terpenoid with the chemical formula C10H16O. It is found in Zam-Buk, the wood of the camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora), a large evergreen tree found in Asia (particularly in Sumatra, Borneo and Taiwan) and also of Dryobalanops aromatica, a giant of...
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• (n.) A gum resembling ordinary camphor, obtained from a tree (Dryobalanops camphora) growing in Sumatra and Borneo; -- called also Malay camphor, camphor of Borneo, or borneol. See Borneol. • (v. t.) To impregnate or wash with camphor; to camphorate. • (n.) A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from different species of ...
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an organic compound of penetrating, somewhat musty aroma, used for many centuries as a component of incense and as a medicinal. Modern uses of ... [1 related articles]
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A substance that comes from the wood and bark of the camphor tree or is made in the laboratory. It has a very unique smell and taste and is used in commercial products (for example, mothballs). Camphor is used in topical anti-infective and anti-pruritic (anti-itching) agents.
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A white crystalline compound distilled from the wood and young shoots of the camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora). Camphor has a strong characteristic odor which repels insects. It is also used medicinally – internally as an anodyne and antispasmodic and externally in linaments. In large doses i...
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<chemical> A ketone obtained from the wood of cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree native to eastern asia, or produced synthetically, with a penetrating characteristic odour and a pungent, aromatic taste. It is applied topically to the skin as an antipruritic and anti-infective and is used as a pharmaceutic necessity in certain pharmaceutic...
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(kam´for) (kam´fәr) a ketone derived from an Asian tree, Cinnamomum camphora, or produced synthetically; used topically for relief of itching and inhaled as a nasal decongestant.
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Cam'phor (kăm'fẽr)
noun [ Middle English
camfere , French
camphre (cf. Italian
canfora , Spanish
camfora ,
alcanfor , Late Latin
canfora ,
camphora , NGr.
kafoyra` ), from Arabic
kāfūr , probably from Sansk...
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Cam'phor transitive verb To impregnate or wash with camphor; to camphorate. [ R.]
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kam′fōr Definitions: 1. A ketone distilled from the bark and wood of Cinnamonum camphora, an evergreen tree of Taiwan and Southeast Asia and nearby islands, and also prepared synthetically from oil of turpentine; used in sundry commercial products and as a topical antiinfective and antipruritic agent. &nbs...
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Camphor is a whitish translucent substance, of a granular or foliated fracture, and somewhat unctuous to the touch, which is mostly extracted from two or three kinds of trees of the laurel tribe. It has a bitterish aromatic taste and a strong characteristic smell. In chemical character it is one of the ketones. The common camphor of the shops, is o...
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n] - a resin obtained from the camphor tree
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noun a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment
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Volatile, fragrant, ketone substance obtained from the camphor tree
Cinnamomum camphora. It is distilled from chips of the wood, and is used in insect repellents and medicinal inhalants and liniments, and in the manufacture of celluloid. The camphor tree, a member of the family Lauraceae, is native to China, Taiwan, and Japan
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[Difficult words] a resin obtained from the camphor tree
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[Obscure words] a resin obtained from the camphor tree
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