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Definition of Camphene
1. n. One of a series of substances C10H16, resembling camphor, regarded as modified terpenes.
Definition of Camphene
1. Noun. (chemistry) Bicyclic monoterpene, a minor constituent of many essential oils. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Camphene
1. camphine [n -S] - See also: camphine
Medical Definition of Camphene
1. 2,2-Dimethyl-3-methylenenorbornane;a terpenoid occurring in many essential oils, e.g., turpentine, camphor, citronella. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Camphene
Literary usage of Camphene
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial ScienceChemistry (1899)
"The so-called camphene glycol, however, appears to possess none of the properties
of a true glycol; and, in particular, the faâ that it readily loses water, ..."
2. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1889)
"2512 camphene or ... camphene, however, was the chief product when sodium benzoate
was substituted for the stearate.3 ..."
3. Elements of Chemistry: Including the Recent Discoveries and Doctrines of the by Edward Turner (1835)
"camphene.—From late researches by Dumas, it appears that several of the volatile
oils consist essentially of compounds of carbon and hydrogen, ..."
4. Digest of Fire Insurance Decisions in the Courts of Great Britain and North by Henry A. Littleton, Joel Sherland Blatchley (1868)
"camphene. § 1. Where the conditions annexed " were referred to and to be resorted
to, to explain the rights and obligations of the parties to the contract," ..."
5. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Superior Court of the City of by Joseph S. Bosworth, New York (State). Superior Court (New York), New York (N.Y.). Superior Court (1859)
"The City Ins. Co. within the privilege of the policy, such camphene being a part
of the ... The ignition was independent of the camphene in its origin; ..."
6. First principles of chemistry by Benjamin Silliman (1851)
"Among the other oils included under the name of camphene, arc those of juniper,
pepper, caraway, parsley, citron, orange, lemon, and bergamot. ..."
7. American Commercial Law: Relating to Every Kind of Business: with Full by Franklin Chamberlin (1869)
"Northumberland Ins. Co., 3 Selden, 530, it was held, that evidence that camphene
had been used in the building, in violation of a condition in the policy, ..."
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