camphor
Kelime Anlamı :
1. camphorated kafurlu.
2. camphor tree kafur ağacı.
3. kâfur.
4. spirits of camphor kafur ruhu.
5. kafuru.
6. kâfur, kâfuru.
7. (isim) kâfur.
8. Kafur, "cinnamonum camphora" dan distilasyon yolu ile elde edilen uçucu, katı bir yağ (C10H16O).
Eş Anlamlı Kelimeler :
Tanımlar :
1.
an aromatic crystalline compound, C10H16O, obtained naturally from the wood or leaves of the camphor tree or synthesized and used as an insect repellent, in the manufacture of film, plastics, lacquers, and explosives, and in medicine chiefly in external preparations to relieve mild pain and itching.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from different species of the Laurus family, esp. from Cinnamomum camphara (the Laurus camphora of Linnæus.). camphor, C10H16O, is volatile and fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a stimulant, or sedative.
2. originally, a gum resembling ordinary camphor, obtained from a tree (Dryobalanops aromatica formerly Dryobalanops camphora) growing in sumatra and Borneo; now applied to its main constituent, a terpene alcohol obtainable as a white solid C10H18O, called also Borneo camphor, malay camphor, malayan camphor, camphor of Borneo, sumatra camphor, bornyl alcohol, camphol, and borneol. the isomer from Dryobalanops is dextrorotatory; the levoratatory form is obtainable from other species of plants, and the racemic mixture may be obtained by reduction of camphor. it is used in perfumery, and for manufacture of its esters. see borneol.
3. to impregnate or wash with camphor; to camphorate.
2. originally, a gum resembling ordinary camphor, obtained from a tree (Dryobalanops aromatica formerly Dryobalanops camphora) growing in sumatra and Borneo; now applied to its main constituent, a terpene alcohol obtainable as a white solid C10H18O, called also Borneo camphor, malay camphor, malayan camphor, camphor of Borneo, sumatra camphor, bornyl alcohol, camphol, and borneol. the isomer from Dryobalanops is dextrorotatory; the levoratatory form is obtainable from other species of plants, and the racemic mixture may be obtained by reduction of camphor. it is used in perfumery, and for manufacture of its esters. see borneol.
3. to impregnate or wash with camphor; to camphorate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
to impregnate or wash with camphor; camphorate.
2. A whitish, translucent, volatile substance closely related to the ethereal oils, with a tough crystalline texture, a peculiar penetrating odor, and an aromatic cooling taste, the product of various trees and plants of eastern asia and the adjacent islands. see camphor-tree.
2. A whitish, translucent, volatile substance closely related to the ethereal oils, with a tough crystalline texture, a peculiar penetrating odor, and an aromatic cooling taste, the product of various trees and plants of eastern asia and the adjacent islands. see camphor-tree.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia