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CAMPHOR OIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does camphor oil mean?
• CAMPHOR OIL (noun)
The noun CAMPHOR OIL has 1 sense:
1. oil distilled from camphor resin
Familiarity information: CAMPHOR OIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Oil distilled from camphor resin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("camphor oil" is a kind of...):
oil (a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water)
Context examples
Camphor oil has anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties and is used for its aromatic properties, as an insect repellant, in embalming fluids, and in various topical skin preparations.
(Camphor Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
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