Finnish Meaning of camphor

Kamferi

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Definitions and Meaning of camphor in English

Wordnet

camphor (n)

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

Webster

camphor (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.

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.

Webster

camphor (v. t.)

To impregnate or wash with camphor; to camphorate.

FAQs About the word camphor

Kamferi

a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and linimentA tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from different species of the Laur

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camphol => Kamferi, camphogen => Kamfogli, camphire => Kamferi, camphine => kamferi, camphene => kamfeeni,