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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cam•phor /ˈkæmfɚ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Chemistry, Drugsa strong-smelling substance used chiefly to repel moths.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cam•phor (kam′fər),USA pronunciation n. [Chem., Pharm.]- Chemistry, Drugsa whitish, translucent, crystalline, pleasant-odored terpene ketone, C10H16O, obtained from the camphor tree, used chiefly in the manufacture of celluloid and in medicine as a counter-irritant for infections and in the treatment of pain and itching.
- Drugsany substance having medicinal or aromatic characteristics similar to those of camphor.
- Medieval Latin
- Anglo-French
- Malay kapur chalk, lime, camphor; replacing Middle English caumfre
- Medieval Latin, Neo-Latin camphora Arabic kāfūr
- 1275–1325;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: camphor /ˈkæmfə/ n - a whitish crystalline aromatic terpene ketone obtained from the wood of the camphor tree or made from pinene: used in the manufacture of celluloid and in medicine as a liniment and treatment for colds. Formula: C10H16O
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French camphre, from Medieval Latin camphora, from Arabic kāfūr, from Malay kāpūr chalk; related to Khmer kāpōr camphorcamphoric /kæmˈfɒrɪk/ adj |