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camphor

camp·hor

UK/ˈkæmfə/ US/ˈkæmfɚ/ rare

noun

1.

a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment

Origin

From Old French camphore or Medieval Latin camphora, from Arabic كَافُور (kāfūr), in turn from an Austronesian word such as Malay kapur.

Phrases

  • bastard camphor tree
  • Borneo camphor
  • campholic acid
  • camphor laurel
  • camphor tree
  • camphorsulfonic acid
  • camphretic acid
  • Malay camphor

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