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CAMPHOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("camphor" is a kind of...):
natural resin (a plant exudate)
Holonyms ("camphor" is a substance of...):
camphor ball; mothball (a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing)
celluloid (highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics)
Derivation:
camphoraceous (being or having the properties of camphor)
camphorate (treat with camphor)
camphoric (relating to or derived from or containing camphor)
