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What does camphor mean?

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  1. (organic chemistry) A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy.
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The natural active ingredients are camphor, menthol, cajuput oil, mint oil and clove oil.
This one, however, dulcifies with water to yield camphor and a bit of Hessian from the bungcloth.
The area, covering 40,000 square metres, will have about 1,500 trees of various kinds including camphor trees, magnolia and pointed zelkova.
Ironically while it won't grow here, its close relative the camphor laurel grows only too well.
At 16, Martin was confronted by thousands and thousands of bugs on pins and a strong smell of camphor.
When non-toxic doses have produced strangury it may be relieved by opium and camphor, and large draughts of water.

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