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Definition of Borneo camphor

Borneo camphor
Borneol Bor"ne*ol, n. [Borneo + -ol.] (Chem.) A rare variety of camphor, C10H17.OH, resembling ordinary camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra (Dryobalanops camphora), but the natural borneol is rarely found in European or American commerce, being in great request by the Chinese. Called also Borneo camphor, Malay camphor, and camphol.

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- This port traded in camphor extracted from the Borneo camphor trees (Dryobalanops aromatica) that were abundant in the region. Camphor has been produced...
- camphre de Bornéo et en camphre des laurinées" (On the transformation of the essence of valerian into Borneo camphor and into laurel camphor), Comptes...
- Dryobalanops aromatica, commonly known as Borneo camphor, camphor tree, Malay camphor, or Sumatran camphor, is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae...
- items from Borneo. The Indians named Borneo Suvarnabhumi (the land of gold) and also Karpuradvipa (Camphor Island). The Javanese named Borneo Puradvipa...
- do****entation of the Song dynasty of China, mentions the imports of Borneo camphor and petroleum in the 11th century. In 1882, Mr de Crespigny reported...
- camphor, ivory, rhino horns, tin and gold from Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula; rattan, rare timber, camphor, gems and precious stones from Borneo; exotic...
- tea, called wax tea, was often covered with aromatic ointments, like Borneo camphor. In the Qing dynasty (1644–1912), the Manchus po****rized scented teas...
- precious oils, ****es and were sealed with aromatic oinments, like Borneo camphor, to create all sorts of highly fragrant teas which went by names like...
- (raw, unheated, and unpasteurized), water, sugar, saffron, cardamom, borneo-camphor, etc. are mixed and used as the offering. One tarpana (or arghya) is...
- and durable construction timber. D. aromatica was an important source of camphor. As the trees mature, they mutually avoid touching each other in a phenomenon...