Definition:
- (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.
- (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.
- (v. t.) To impregnate or wash with camphor; to camphorate.
Compare camphor with other words:
camphol vs. camphor
camphor vs. terebene
borneol vs. camphor
camphor vs. cedar
camphor vs. phorone
camphor vs. celluloid
camphor vs. camphoraceous
camphor vs. camphorate
camphor vs. ketone
camphor vs. lauraceous
camphor vs. laurinol