Definitions for camphor

camphor cam·phor

Spelling: [kam-fer]
IPA: /ˈkæm fər/

Camphor is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 221 anagrams from letters in camphor (achmopr).

Definitions for camphor

noun

  1. a whitish, translucent, crystalline, pleasant-odored terpene ketone, C 10 H 16 O, obtained from the camphor tree, used chiefly in the manufacture of celluloid and in medicine as a counter-irritant for infections and in the treatment of pain and itching.
  2. any substance having medicinal or aromatic characteristics similar to those of camphor.

Origin of camphor

1275-1325; Medieval Latin, New Latin camphora ≪ Arabic kāfūr Malay kapur chalk, lime, camphor; replacing Middle English caumfre Anglo-French Medieval Latin

Examples for camphor

In the air there was a faint odor of skins, dried herbs, sandalwood, and camphor.

The province of Paytan is the principal district for camphor of any in the world.

I changed at once, and took five drops of camphor on a lump of sugar.

He looked with a certain longing at the bag of camphor balls.

The beds were not made, and a strong odor of valerian and camphor flooded the air.

Dissolve in the mixture three quarters of an ounce of yellow wax, and one dram of camphor, stirring the whole well together.

Assafœtida and camphor were useful, and were administered in boluses.

Imperial Kitchen, a restaurant in Hong Kong, makes my favorite version: smoked Peking duck with camphor wood spices.

A room gloomy with black walnut and fragrant with camphor was dimly visible.

Anyway, the camphor stopped the ache—and made him dance, too.

Word Value for camphor
Scrable

16

Words with friends

18

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