Camphor
['kæmfə] or ['kæmfɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment.
Edited by Jeanne--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
Checked by Debbie
Definition
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.
Checker: Polly
Examples
- Camphor-julep and water three times a day, and composing draught at night. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- One of them was a faint odour of musk and camphor. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Spiritus Camphor? Tinctur? Opii deodorat? āā f ?iss. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- When she awoke, she found herself snugly tucked up on the bed, with a blanket over her, and little Ruth rubbing her hands with camphor. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Typist: Sadie