Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - camphor
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Camphor
camphor
noun Etymology: Middle English caumfre, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin ~a, from Arabic kafur, from Malay kapur Date: 14th century a tough gummy volatile aromatic crystalline compound C10H16O obtained especially from the wood and bark of the ~ tree and used as a liniment and mild topical analgesic in medicine, as a plasticizer, and as an insect repellent; also any of several similar compounds (as some terpene alcohols and ketones) • ~aceous adjective
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n. a white translucent crystalline volatile substance with aromatic smell and bitter taste, used to make celluloid and in medicine. Derivatives camphoric adj. Etymology: ME f. OF camphore or med.L camphora f. Arab. kafur f. Skr. karpuram ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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Camphor is a strong-smelling white substance used in various medicines, in mothballs, and in making plastics. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n a white substance with a strong smell, that is used especially to keep insects away ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1313, from O.Fr. camphre, from M.L. camfora, from Ar. kafur, from Malay kapur "camphor tree." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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