CAMPHOR

[cam.phor] n [ME caumfre, fr. AF, fr. ML camphora, fr. Ar kafur, fr. Malay kapur] (14c): a tough gummy volatile aromatic crystalline compound obtained esp. 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 adj