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Meaning of Camphor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

ˈkæmfɚ

Definitions

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, also known as laurel camphor or common/ordinary camphor.
countable, uncountable
a plant-extracted crystalline substance similar to common camphor, especially Borneo camphor.
countable, uncountable

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العربية الكافور كافور

Català càmfora

Čeština kafr kafrový

Deutsch Campher Kämpfer

Ελληνικά κάμφορα

Esperanto kamforo

Español alcanfor

Suomi kamferi

Français camphré

Hausa kafur

हिन्दी इंदु कपूर शीत सुधांशु हिमांशु

Magyar kámfor

Bahasa Indonesia kamper

Íslenska kamfóra

Italiano canfora

日本語カンフル樟脳

Қазақша камфора

ខ្មែរ កប៌ូរ

ಕನ್ನಡ ಕರ್ಪೂರ

한국어 장뇌

Malagasy ravintsara

മലയാളം കർപ്പൂരം

Монгол гавар

मराठी कापूर

Bahasa Melayu kapur barus

မြန်မာဘာသာ ပရုတ်

Nederlands kamfer

ଓଡ଼ିଆ କର୍ପୂର

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਕਪੂਰ

Polski kamfora

Português cânfora

Română camfor

Русский камфара́ камфора

සිංහල කපුරු

Svenska kamfer

Kiswahili kafuri

தமிழ் கற்பூரம்

తెలుగు కర్పూరము

ไทย การบูร

Tagalog alkampor

Türkçe kafur

Tiếng Việt chương não long não

Examples

“Yet, oddly enough, I found a far unlikelier substance, and that was camphor. I found it in a sealed jar, that by chance, I suppose, had been really hermetically sealed. I fancied at first that it was paraffin wax, and smashed the glass accordingly. But the odour of camphor was unmistakable. In the universal decay this volatile substance had chanced to survive, perhaps through many thousands of centuries.”

“A form of camphor known as monobromated camphor is said to have an anaphrodisiac effect.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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