camphor

(kam'fur). 1. A solid, tough, crystalline, translucent substance, a ketone distilled from the bark and wood of Cinnamomutn camphor a, an evergreen tree of Southeastern Asia and the adjoining islands; see camphor a. 2. Any stearoptene resembling this. Bor'neo c, borneol, camphyl alcohol, occurs in deposits in the wood of Dryobalanops arom-aiica, tree of Borneo and Sumatra, c. sal'icylate, a white powder, antiseptic and astringent; used in lupus, and internally in diarrhea in doses of gr. 1—5 (0.06-0.3). monobro'mated c, camphor a monobromata. pulsatil'la c, anemonin. c. men'thol, cam pho menthol, menthol camphor a tum (N.F.),a liquid prepared by triturating equal parts of camphor and menthol; employed locally as an antiseptic and deodorant, and diluted as a spray in rhinitis and pharyngitis.