cam·phor (k m f r)n. An aromatic crystalline compound, C10H16O, obtained naturally from the wood or leaves of the camphor tree or synthesized and used as an insect repellent, in the manufacture of film, plastics, lacquers, and explosives, and in medicine chiefly in external preparations to relieve mild pain and itching. [Middle English caumfre, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin camphora, from Arabic k  f r, possibly from Malay kapur; akin to Sanskrit karpra .]cam  phor·aceous (kmf-rshs) adj.cam·phor ic (-fôr k, -f r-) adj. |
camphor [ˈkæmfə]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a whitish crystalline aromatic terpene ketone obtained from the wood of the camphor tree or made from pinene: used in the manufacture of celluloid and in medicine as a liniment and treatment for colds. Formula: C10H16O
[from Old French camphre, from Medieval Latin camphora, from Arabic kāfūr, from Malay kāpūr chalk; related to Khmer kāpōr camphor]
camphoric [kæmˈfɒrɪk] adj
| camphor (kmfr) A white, gumlike, crystalline compound that has a strong odor. Camphor is volatile and is used as an insect repellent and in making plastics and explosives. Chemical formula: C10H16O. |
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| Noun | 1. | camphor - a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment camphor ball, mothball - a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing natural resin - a plant exudate celluloid - highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics |
Translations
camphor
n → Kampfer m
n camphor [ˈkӕmfə]
a strongly scented whitish substance, used for various medical and industrial purposes Mothballs contain camphor. kanfer زَيْتُ الكافور камфор kafr kamfer der Kampfer καμφορά alcanfor kamper کافور kamferi camphre קַמפוֹר कर्पूर, काफूर kamfor kámfor kamper kamfóra canfora しょうのう 장뇌(樟腦) kamparas kampars kapur barus kamfer kamfer kamfora cânfora camfor камфара gáfor kafra kamfor kamfer สารสีขาวมีกลิ่นฉุน kâfur 樟腦 камфора کافور long não 樟脑
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