Camphor Common

Camphor has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment

camphor

A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy.

See Also

borneol camphorate phorone camphorquinone salol camphor camphoraceous camphoronic acid nitrogelatin

Related Terms

borneol camphorate phorone camphorquinone salol camphor camphoraceous camphoronic acid nitrogelatin celluloid campholic acid camphire safrole isoprenoid camphretic acid ketocamphor ketone camphorwood tiger balm camphoryl monoterpene

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

natural resin

Rhyming Words

hor chor thor shor khor abhor ichor ephor johor luthor author amthor phthor rethor hathor senhor anchor anaphor biophor markhor

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