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Definition of camphor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

camphor

noun
 
/ˈkæmfə(r)/
 
/ˈkæmfər/
[uncountable]
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  1. a white substance with a strong smell, used in medicine, for making plastics and to keep insects away from clothes
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French camphore or medieval Latin camphora, from Arabic kāfūr, via Malay from Sanskrit karpūra.
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