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Camphoraceous
Camphoraceous Cam`pho*ra"ceous, a.
Of the nature of camphor; containing camphor. --Dunglison.
Camphorate
Camphorate Cam"phor*ate, v. t.
To impregnate or treat with camphor.
Camphorate
Camphorate Cam"phor*ate, n. [Cf. F. camphorate.] (Chem.)
A salt of camphoric acid.
CamphorateCamphorate Cam"phor*ate, Camporated Cam"por*a`ted,
Combined or impregnated with camphor.
Camphorated oil, an oleaginous preparation containing
camphor, much used as an embrocation. Camphorated oilCamphorate Cam"phor*ate, Camporated Cam"por*a`ted,
Combined or impregnated with camphor.
Camphorated oil, an oleaginous preparation containing
camphor, much used as an embrocation. Cinnamomum CamphoraCamphor 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. D CamphoraDryobalanops Dry`o*bal"a*nops, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? oak + ?
acorn + ? appearance. The fruit remotely resembles an acorn
in its cup.] (Bot.)
The genus to which belongs the single species D. Camphora,
a lofty resinous tree of Borneo and Sumatra, yielding Borneo
camphor and camphor oil. Dryobalanops camphoraBorneol 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. Dryobalanops camphoraCamphor 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 Camphora from wikipedia
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Camphora officinarum is a
species of
evergreen tree
indigenous to warm
temperate to
subtropical regions of East Asia,
including countries such as China...
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Camphora may
refer to:
Camphora, a
synonym for the
chemical compound camphor Camphora, California, an
unincorporated community in
Monterey County Camphora...
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Camphora is a
genus of
evergreen plants belonging to the
laurel family, Lauraceae. The
genus contains approximately 20 species,
distributed in tropical...
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southern China, India, and
Southeast Asia. Some species, such as
Cinnamomum camphora,
tolerate drought. All
species tested so far are diploid, with the total...
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Camphora (formerly, Camp Four) is an
unincorporated community in
Monterey County, California. It is
located on U.S.
Route 101 and the
Southern Pacific...
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Eucalyptus camphora,
commonly known as
swamp gum is a
flowering plant that is
endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a
species of
small to medium-sized...
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Synonyms Synonymy Camphora chinensis Nees
Camphora inodora Blume ex Miq.
Camphora inuncta Nees
Camphora parthenoxylon (Jack) Nees
Camphora porrecta (Roxb...
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cyclic ketone. It is
found in the wood of the
camphor laurel (Cinnamomum
camphora), a
large evergreen tree
found in East Asia; and in the
kapur tree (Dryobalanops...
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Camphora glandulifera,
common name
false camphor tree or
Nepal camphor tree, is a tree in the
genus Cinnamomum of the
family Lauraceae.
Cinnamomum glanduliferum...
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Camphora septentrionalis is a
species of
flowering plant in the
family Lauraceae,
native to
central China. A
commercially important timber tree, it is...
