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Camphor n. : A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from different species of the Laurus family, esp. from Cinnamomum camphara (the Laurus camphara of Linnaeus.). Camphor, C10H16O, is volatile and fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a stimulant, or sedative.

Camphor 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.

Camphor v. t. : To impregnate or wash with camphor; to camphorate.

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camphor, camphor laurel, camphor oil, camphor basil, substance, free encyclopedia, religious ceremonies, camphoric acid, Asia, flavoring, widely used, ml, menthol, Indian grocery stores, crystals, Reactions, oxidation, Natural products.

Defination from the web:
camphor could be oxidized into camphoric acid. Haller and Blanc published a semisynthesis of camphor from camphoric acid, which, although demonstrating its structure, would not prove it. ... 

synonyms
  (noun) natural resin


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