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Definition of Camphor

Camphor
Camphor Cam"phor, v. t. To impregnate or wash with camphor; to camphorate. [R.] --Tatler.
Camphor
Camphor Cam"phor, n. [OE. camfere, F. camphre (cf. It. camfara, Sp. camfara, alcanfor, LL. camfora, camphara, NGr. ?), fr. Ar. k[=a]f[=u]r, prob. fr. Skr. karp[=u]ra.] 1. A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from different species of the Laurus family, esp. from Cinnamomum camphara (the Laurus camphara of Linn[ae]us.). Camphor, C10H16O, is volatile and fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a stimulant, or sedative. 2. 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. Note: The name camphor is also applied to a number of bodies of similar appearance and properties, as cedar camphor, obtained from the red or pencil cedar (Juniperus Virginiana), and peppermint camphor, or menthol, obtained from the oil of peppermint. Camphor oil (Chem.), name variously given to certain oil-like products, obtained especially from the camphor tree. Camphor tree, a large evergreen tree (Cinnamomum Camphora) with lax, smooth branches and shining triple-nerved lanceolate leaves, probably native in China, but now cultivated in most warm countries. Camphor is collected by a process of steaming the chips of the wood and subliming the product.

Meaning of Camphor from wikipedia

- Camphor (/ˈkæmfər/) is a waxy, colorless solid with a strong aroma. It is classified as a terpenoid and a cyclic ketone. It is found in the wood of the...
- Look up camphor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Camphor is a chemical compound. Camphor may also refer to: Camphor (album), a 2002 David Sylvian album...
- and ****an. It is known by various names, most notably the camphor tree, camphorwood or camphor laurel. Camphora officinarum grows up to 20–30 m (66–98 ft)...
- or peppermint camphor". J. Chem. Soc., Trans. 39: 77. doi:10.1039/CT8813900077. Atkinson RW, Yoshida H (1882). "On peppermint camphor (menthol) and some...
- Camphoric acid, C10H16O4[citation needed] or in Latin form Acidum camphori****, is a white crystallisable substance obtained from the oxidation of camphor...
- Camphor is a David Sylvian compilation album released in 2002 as a companion to Everything and Nothing. The focus is on his instrumental work. Both "Camphor"...
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- controlled by changing the chirality of camphor: (+)-camphor gives (−)-isoborneol and (+)-borneol. Reduction of camphor with sodium borohydride (fast and irreversible)...
- (+)-Camphor 6-exo-hydroxylase (EC 1.14.13.161, (+)-camphor 6-hydroxylase) is an enzyme with systematic name (+)-camphor,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase...
- Ocimum kilimandschari****, also known as camphor basil, is a basil species native to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, and Ethiopia. Kew World Checklist...