NOUN | artifact | camphor ball, mothball | a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing |
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Meaning | A small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing. | |
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Synonym | mothball | |
Broader | ball, globe, orb | An object with a spherical shape |
Substances | camphor | A resin obtained from the camphor tree |
naphthalene | A white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs | |
Spanish | bola de naftalina | |
Catalan | bola de càmfora, bola de naftalina |
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