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Definition of camphor
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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..
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Camphorate
::
Camphorate
(n.) A salt of
camphoric
acid.
Sublimate
::
Sublimate
(v. t.) To bring by heat into the state of
vapor,
which,
on
cooling,
returns
again to the solid
state;
as, to
sublimate
sulphur
or
camphor..
Celluloid
::
Celluloid
(n.) A
substance
composed
essentially
of gun
cotton
and
camphor,
and when pure
resembling
ivory in
texture
and
color,
but
variously
colored
to
imitate
coral,
tortoise
shell,
amber,
malachite,
etc. It is used in the
manufacture
of
jewelry
and many small
articles,
as
combs,
brushes,
collars,
and
cuffs;
--
originally
called
xylonite..
Camphire
::
Camphire
(n.) An old
spelling
of
Camphor.
Camphene
::
Camphene
(n.) One of a
series
of
substances
C10H16,
resembling
camphor,
regarded
as
modified
terpenes..
Laurinol
::
Laurinol
(n.)
Ordinary
camphor;
-- so
called
in
allusion
to the
family
name
(Lauraceae)
of the
camphor
trees.
See
Camphor.
Nicotianine
::
Nicotianine
(n.) A white waxy
substance
having
a hot,
bitter
taste,
extracted
from
tobacco
leaves
and
called
also
tobacco
camphor..
Laurus
::
Laurus
(n.) A genus of trees
including,
according
to
modern
authors,
only the true
laurel
(Laurus
nobilis),
and the
larger
L.
Canariensis
of
Madeira
and the
Canary
Islands.
Formerly
the
sassafras,
the
camphor
tree, the
cinnamon
tree, and
several
other
aromatic
trees and
shrubs,
were also
referred
to the genus
Laurus..
Dryobalanops
::
Dryobalanops
(n.) The genus to which
belongs
the
single
species
D.
Camphora,
a lofty
resinous
tree of
Borneo
and
Sumatra,
yielding
Borneo
camphor
and
camphor
oil..
Paraxylene
::
Paraxylene
(n.) A
hydrocarbon
of the
aromatic
series
obtained
as a
colorless
liquid
by the
distillation
of
camphor
with zinc
chloride.
It is one of the three
metamers
of
xylene.
Cf.
Metamer,
and
Xylene..
Lauraceous
::
Lauraceous
(a.)
Belonging
to, or
resembling,
a
natural
order
(Lauraceae)
of trees and
shrubs
having
aromatic
bark and
foliage,
and
including
the
laurel,
sassafras,
cinnamon
tree, true
camphor
tree, etc..
Camphor
::
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..
Pimelic
::
Pimelic
(a.)
Designating
the acid
proper
(C5H10(CO2/H)2)
which is
obtained
from
camphoric
acid.
Cymene
::
Cymene
(n.) A
colorless,
liquid,
combustible
hydrocarbon,
CH3.C6H4.C3H7,
of
pleasant
odor,
obtained
from oil of
cumin,
oil of
caraway,
carvacrol,
camphor,
etc.; --
called
also
paracymene,
and
formerly
camphogen..
Opodeldoc
::
Opodeldoc
(n.) A
saponaceous,
camphorated
liniment;
a
solution
of soap in
alcohol,
with the
addition
of
camphor
and
essential
oils; soap
liniment..
Pyrethrin
::
Pyrethrin
(n.) A
substance
resembling,
and
isomeric
with,
ordinary
camphor,
and
extracted
from the
essential
oil of
feverfew;
--
called
also
Pyrethrum
camphor..
Terebene
::
Terebene
(n.) A
polymeric
modification
of
terpene,
obtained
as a white
crystalline
camphorlike
substance;
--
called
also
camphene.
By
extension,
any one of a group of
related
substances..
Menthol
::
Menthol
(n.) A
white,
crystalline,
aromatic
substance
resembling
camphor,
extracted
from oil of
peppermint
(Mentha);
--
called
also mint
camphor
or
peppermint
camphor..
Camphoric
::
Camphoric
(a.) Of,
pertaining
to, or
derived
from,
camphor..
Caryophyllin
::
Caryophyllin
(n.) A
tasteless
and
odorless
crystalline
substance,
extracted
from
cloves,
polymeric
with
common
camphor..
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