Camphor

['kæmfə] or ['kæmfɚ]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment.

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解釋/意思:

(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.

(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.

(v. t.) To impregnate or wash with camphor; to camphorate.

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解釋/意思:

n. a solid essential oil mostly obtained from the camphor laurel of India China and Japan having a peculiar hot aromatic taste and a pleasant smell.—adj. Camphorā′ceous like camphor.—v.t. Cam′phorate to impregnate with camphor.—adjs. Cam′phorate Camphor′ic pertaining to camphor.

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