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Definition of Thyme camphor
1. Noun. A colorless crystalline solid used in perfume or preserving biological specimens or in embalming or medically as a fungicide or antiseptic.
Medical Definition of Thyme camphor
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Thyme Camphor
Literary usage of Thyme camphor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... neuralgia, throat affections and toothache. It acts also as a local anaesthetic,
vascular stimulant and disinfectant. Thymol, thyme camphor ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... neuralgia, throat affections and toothache. It acts also as a local anaesthetic,
vascular stimulant and disinfectant. Thymol, thyme camphor ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"O, a colorless crystalline compound obtained from the oil of thyme, horse mint,
etc. Often called thyme camphor. Its chemical nature is analogous to that of ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Often called thyme camphor. Its chemical nature is analogous to that of phenol,
or carbolic acid, though it has but little of the caustic properties of that ..."
5. Lessons in Chemistry by William Houston Greene, Harry Frederick Keller (1900)
"Its relations to the series of camphors are indicated in the following formulae :
C1«H", Cymene. C1«H"O, Thymol, or thyme camphor. ..."
6. The Condensed Chemical Dictionary: A Reference Volume for All Requiring by Chemical Catalog Company, Inc (1920)
"thyme camphor. See Thymol. Thyme Oil. Color and properties: Yellowish or
yellowish-red liquid; strong odor of thyme; aromatic, pungent, cooling taste. ..."
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