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camphor

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
camphor /ˈkamfə/

▶noun a white volatile crystalline substance with an aromatic smell and bitter taste, used in insect repellents and the manufacture of celluloid.

– derivatives
camphoric /-ˈfɒrɪk/ adjective.

– origin ME: from OFr. camphore or med. L. camphora, from Arab. kāfūr, via Malay from Sanskrit karpūra.

'camphor' also found in these Oxford entries:

camphorate - camphor tree - celluloid - paregoric

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