cam|phor

cam|phor: cam|phor «KAM fuhr», noun.

1. a white substance with a strong odor and a bitter taste. Camphor is used in medicine, to protect clothes from moths, and in the manufacture of celluloid. Most camphor is a crystalline substance obtained from the camphor tree. Formula: C₁₀H₁₆O

2. any one of various terpene derivatives.

╂[< Medieval Latin camphora < Arabic kāfūr, ultimately < Malay kapur]

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cam|phor|ic — «kam FR ihk, FOR », adjective. of or derived from camphor; containing camphor … Useful english dictionary
cam|phor|at|ed oil — «KAM fuh ray tihd», a solution of camphor in cottonseed oil, applied as a counterirritant … Useful english dictionary
cam|phor|ate — «KAM fuh rayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to impregnate or treat with camphor; add camphor to … Useful english dictionary
cam·phor — /ˈkæmfɚ/ noun [noncount] : a white substance with a strong smell that is used in medicine and to keep insects away … Useful english dictionary
cam — cam·pa·gnol; cam·paign·er; cam·pa·na; cam·pa·na·rio; cam·pa·ne·ro; cam·pan·i·form; cam·pa·ni·le; cam·pa·nil·la; cam·pa·nist; cam·pa·no·log·i·cal; cam·pa·nol·o·gist; cam·pa·nol·o·gy; cam·pan·u·la; cam·pan·u·la·ce·ae; cam·pan·u·la·les;… … English syllables
phor — phor·i·dae; phor·mia; phor·minx; phor·mi·um; phor·o·met·ric; phor·o·rhac·i·dae; phos·phor; phos·phor·amidic; phos·phor·ic; phos·phor·o·gen; phos·phor·roesslerite; phy·so·phor·i·da; pris·tio·phor·i·dae; pter·o·phor·i·dae; py·ro·phor·ic;… … English syllables
camphor — cam·phor … English syllables
camphoric — cam·phor·ic … English syllables
camphoronic — cam·phor·on·ic … English syllables
camphoroyl — cam·phor·o·yl … English syllables

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