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Camphor
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(1):
(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.
(2):
(v. t.) To impregnate or wash with camphor; to camphorate.
(3):
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Camphor'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/camphor.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Camphor'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/camphor.html. 1828.