— camphoraceous /kam'feuh ray"sheuhs/ , adj. — camphoric /kam fawr"ik, -for"-/ , adj.
/kam"feuhr/ , n. Chem., Pharm.
1. 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.
2. any substance having medicinal or aromatic characteristics similar to those of camphor.
[ 1275-1325; camphora kafur kapur chalk, lime, camphor; r. ME caumfre ]