CAMPHOR


Meaning of CAMPHOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkam(p)-fər ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English caumfre, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin camphora, from Arabic kāfūr, from Malay kapur

Date: 14th century

: a tough gummy volatile aromatic crystalline compound C 10 H 16 O obtained especially from the wood and bark of the camphor tree and used as a liniment and mild topical analgesic in medicine, as a plasticizer, and as an insect repellent ; also : any of several similar compounds (as some terpene alcohols and ketones)

• cam·pho·ra·ceous ˌkam(p)-fə-ˈrā-shəs adjective

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