Camphor

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English

Etymology

From Old French camphore or Medieval Latin camphora, from Arabic كافور (kāfūr), from Malay kapur, ultimately from Sanskrit कर्पुर (karpura).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkæmfə/

Noun

Singular Camphor

Plural -

Camphor (-)

1. Template:Organic compound A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy.

Translations

camphor

Arabic: كافور (kāfūr) Esperanto: kamforo eo(eo) Finnish: kamferi fi(fi) French: camphre fr(fr) m. German: Kampfer m.; (scientific): Campher m.

Indonesian: kapur barus id(id), kamper id(id) Italian: canfora it(it) f. Polish: kamfora pl(pl) f. Spanish: alcanfor es(es) m.

Derived terms

• camphorate
• camphorated
• camphoraceous
• camphor tree

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