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Words related to camphor

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  • borneol

    a white solid terpene alcohol extracted from the Malaysian tree Dryobalanops aromatica, used in perfume and in the manufacture of organic esters. Formula: C10H17OH

  • camphor oil

    a colorless liquid obtained from the wood of the camphor tree by distillation and separation from the solid camphor, used in varnish, soaps, and shoe polish, and in medicine chiefly as a rubefacient.

  • camphene

    a colourless crystalline insoluble optically active terpene derived from pinene and present in many essential oils. Formula: C10H16

  • camphor ice

    an ointment consisting of camphor, white wax, spermaceti, and castor oil, used to treat skin ailments, esp chapped skin

  • camphor tree

    a lauraceous evergreen E Asian tree, Cinnamomum camphora, whose aromatic wood yields camphor

  • camphorated oil

    a liniment consisting of camphor and peanut oil, used as a counterirritant
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