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camphor::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | natural resin |
| Derivation | camphoraceous, camphorate, camphoric |
Examples of camphor
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Minty, cool and shady, with camphor and bayberry, and a wonderful floral accent.
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Early film was made from flammable nitrocellulose with camphor as a plasticizer.
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Tea, camphor, sugar, gold, coal, sulphur, economical plants, and other productions.
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Massive oak and twisting camphor trees surround the stately Cape Dutch manor house.
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From around the sides of her seeped the scent of lemons, of gingerbread and camphor.
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A story of a caravan, cameras, kuia and a camphor chest, with a whiff of controversy.
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Southernwood is a hardy perennial that releases a pine-camphor fragrance when pinched.
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However, camphor tends to evaporate over time, leaving a potentially unstable mixture.
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Sixteenth-century doctors induced seizures with camphor to treat psychiatric illnesses.
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- A resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment
- Camphor is a waxy, white or transparent solid with a strong, aromatic odor. It is a terpenoid with the chemical formula C10H16O. ...
- Camphor is a David Sylvian compilation album released in 2002. The focus is on his instrumental work. The album, nonetheless, has two previously unreleased tracks: "The Song Which Gives the Key to Perfection" and "Camphor".
- The following substances are commonly used in homeopathy today.
- A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy
- A substance that comes from the wood and bark of the camphor tree or is made in the laboratory. It has a very unique smell and taste and is used in commercial products (for example, mothballs). Camphor is used in topical anti-infective and anti-pruritic (anti-itching) agents.
- Aromatic substance obtained from the wood of a tree common to Southeast Asia, Cinnamomum camphora, or manufactured synthetically. ...
- An aromatic extract from the sap of certain trees found in Brazil and the Far East.
- Karpura. An aromatic white crystalline solid derived from the wood of camphor trees (or prepared synthetically from pinene), prized as fuel in temple arati lamps. See: arati, puja.
