Camphor

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.1.2 Derived words

English

From Middle English caumfre, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin camphora, from Arabic kAfur, from Malay kapur, "camphor tree".

Noun

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1. a white transparent waxy crystalline solid with a strong penetrating pungent aromatic odor

Translations

German: Campher n., Kampfer n.

Derived words

• camphorate
• camphorated
• camphoraceous

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