EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French camphore or Medieval Latin camphora, ultimately of Austronesian origin; compare Malay kapur.
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkæmfɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæmfə/
NounEdit
camphor (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy.
- 1895, H. G. Wells, The Time Machine Chapter X
- I fancied at first the stuff was paraffin wax, and smashed the jar accordingly. But the odour of camphor was unmistakable. It struck me as singularly odd, that among the universal decay, this volatile substance had chanced to survive, perhaps through many thousand years.
- 1895, H. G. Wells, The Time Machine Chapter X
TranslationsEdit
white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone
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