| NOUN | substance | camphor | a resin obtained from the camphor tree |
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| Meaning | A resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment. | |
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| Broader | natural resin | A plant exudate |
| Substance of | celluloid | Highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor |
| mothball, camphor ball | A small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing | |
| Spanish | alcanfor | |
| Catalan | càmfora | |
| Adjectives | camphoraceous | being or having the properties of camphor |
| camphoric | relating to or derived from or containing camphor | |
| Verbs | camphorate | treat with camphor |
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