- Camphor by Webster's
... n.) 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.(v.t.) To impregnate or wash with camphor; to camphorate.(n.) A tough, white, aromatic resin or gum, obtained from different species of the Laurus family, especially from ...
- Dryobalanops by Webster's
... n.) The genus to which belongs the single species D. Camphora, a lofty resinous tree of Borneo and Sumatra, yielding Borneo camphor and camphor oil.
- Borneol by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
bornyl alcohol, a secondary alcohol of the bicyclic terpene group. Borneol has an endo configuration; its isomer, called isoborneol, has an exo configuration. [The (CH 3) 2C group is located outside the plane of the ring.]Borneol and isoborneol contain an asymmetric carbon atom (denoted by an asterisk), and therefore each of them exists in two optically active forms and one inactive racemic form ...
- camphor by Amaya Goodwin
C 10H 16O, white, crystalline solid ketone with a characteristic pungent odor and taste. It melts at 176°C and boils at 204°C. The natural variety, Japan camphor, is obtained by steam distillation of the wood of the camphor tree ( Cinnamomum camphora. ) native to China, Japan, and Taiwan (its chief natural source). Since this source is inadequate, camphor is widely synthesized from ...
- Camphor Tree by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... Cinnamomum camphora. ), an evergreen tree of the family Lauraceae. Height, 20–50 m. It has leathery, aromatic leaves. Its small flowers are plain and whitish. All parts of the tree contain essential camphor oil; the camphor is obtained from the oil by oxidation. The wood of this tree is not damaged by insects. It grows wild in South China (primarily on ...