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BNC: 36440 COCA: 29843

camphor

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camphor /ˈkæmfɚ/ noun
camphor
/ˈkæmfɚ/
noun
Learner's definition of CAMPHOR
[noncount]
: a white substance with a strong smell that is used in medicine and to keep insects away樟脑
BNC: 36440 COCA: 29843

camphor

noun

cam·​phor ˈkam(p)-fər How to pronounce camphor (audio)
: a tough gummy volatile aromatic crystalline compound C10H16O obtained especially from the wood and bark of the camphor tree and used as a liniment and mild topical analgesic in medicine, as a plasticizer, and as an insect repellent
also : any of several similar compounds (such as some terpene alcohols and ketones)
camphoraceous adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Medicated ointments containing ingredients such as eucalyptus, peppermint, or camphor. Emilia Benton, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2022 Aged Puerh tea often comes with the smell of camphor mothballs and old newspaper, which some would say is normal. Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022 The travel-size toothpaste-like tube contains a cooling ointment made with pain-relieving camphor, menthol, and methyl salicylate. Rachel Ng, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2021 Weathers also collects and uses camphor glass in some of her jewelry designs. Kyle Roderick, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022 Celluloid depended on Taiwanese camphor as a solvent and plasticizer. Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2022 So time had a scent, of warm, sweet sandalwood, cooling camphor, cypress with its evergreen kiss — and under it all, a char on the air, a memory of something set on fire. New York Times, 10 Sep. 2021 Other ingredients were less potable: camphor and quicklime, varnish and vinegar. The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2021 But the research just isn't there to say whether the other stuff that brands advertise leaving out — like xylene, gluten, and camphor — is harmful or penetrates nails, says Rieder. Allure, 12 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English caumfre, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin camphora, from Arabic kāfūr, from Malay kapur

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of camphor was in the 14th century
BNC: 36440 COCA: 29843

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