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What does camphor mean?

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Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy.
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The previous factory used to boast a road lined with camphor trees, whose crowns shaded the whole road.
Antipruritics such as menthol or camphor can be added to the corticosteroid base.
The product is made from active ingredients such as camphor, menthol, cajuput oil and clove oil.
At 16, Martin was confronted by thousands and thousands of bugs on pins and a strong smell of camphor.
Ironically while it won't grow here, its close relative the camphor laurel grows only too well.
We are pleased to learn that Noxzema, with its camphor, menthol and eucalyptus, worked so well for you.

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