- (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 Cinnamomum camphara (the Laurus camphara of Linnaeus.). Camphor, C10H16O, is volatile and fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a stimulant or sedative.
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