camphor
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1. a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | natural resin, |
| definition | : | a plant exudate (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | camphor ball, mothball, |
| definition | : | a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing (noun.artifact) |
| substance meronym | : | celluloid, |
| definition | : | highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | camphorate, |
| definition | : | treat with camphor (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | camphoraceous, |
| definition | : | being or having the properties of camphor (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | camphoric, |
| definition | : | relating to or derived from or containing camphor (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | camphorate, |
| definition | : | treat with camphor (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | camphoraceous, |
| definition | : | being or having the properties of camphor (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | camphoric, |
| definition | : | relating to or derived from or containing camphor (adj.pert) |
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