n. a white translucent crystalline volatile substance with aromatic smell and bitter taste, used to make celluloid and in medicine. camphoric adj.
[ ME f. OF camphore or med.L camphora f. Arab. kafur f. Skr. karpuram ]
n. a white translucent crystalline volatile substance with aromatic smell and bitter taste, used to make celluloid and in medicine. camphoric adj.
[ ME f. OF camphore or med.L camphora f. Arab. kafur f. Skr. karpuram ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012