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camphine

camphine noun: rectified oil of turpentine, once used for burning in oil lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.

Noun

camphine (countable and uncountable, plural camphines)

  1. (historical) Rectified oil of turpentine, once used for burning in oil lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.

Forms of camphine

pluralcamphines

Origin of camphine

From camphor + -ine.

Questions about camphine

What does camphine mean?
Camphine means rectified oil of turpentine, once used for burning in oil lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.
What part of speech is camphine?
Camphine is a noun.
What is the plural of camphine?
The plural of camphine is camphines.

Words near camphine in the dictionary

  1. camphane
  2. camphanes
  3. camphene
  4. camphenes
  5. campherene
  6. camphine
  7. camphines
  8. camphire
  9. camphires
  10. camphocarboxylate
  11. camphocarboxylates

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