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Camphor
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
.
Camphor
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
.
Camphor
v. t.
To
impregnate
or
wash
with
camphor
; to
camphorate
.
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