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Definition of Malay camphor

Malay 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.
Malay 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 Malay camphor from wikipedia

- romanized: karpooram apparently from Austronesian Malay: kapur 'lime' (chalk). In Old Malay, camphor was called kapur barus, meaning "the chalk of Barus"...
- Dryobalanops aromatica, commonly known as Borneo camphor, camphor tree, Malay camphor, or Sumatran camphor, is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae...
- colored leaves. Neo-Latin genus name, from Malay kĕladi, an aroid plant. First known use was in 1881. Camphor a tough gummy volatile aromatic crystalline...
- c****owary, gingham, caddie, camphor (kapur), Gutta-percha (getah perca), launch, parang, sarong, dammar, and gambir. Malay has also heavily influenced...
- must speak to her only in bahasa kapor or patang kapor ("camphor language", a mixture of Malay and Jakun), an artificial language specifically made to...
- place where water flows" in the local Malay language/Batak language. Barus was well known for its production of camphor. In the 16th century, Barus became...
- porcelain, silk and iron from China and natural products of the Malay Archipelago, such as camphor, sandalwood, ****es, fish, fish roe and seaweed. From the...
- to the genus Blumea of the family Asteraceae. It is also known as Ngai camphor and sambong (also sembung). In the Philippines, where it is most commonly...
- producing camphor, gold, ****es, nutmeg, and sandalwood. The Arab travelers also recognised Brunei as a significant kingdom within the Malay Archipelago...
- at Guangzhou. Kedah served as a western port on the Malay Peninsula. They traded gl****ware, camphor, cotton goods, brocades, ivory, sandalwood, perfume...