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Camphine

Cam-phine′

(kăm-fēn′ or kăm′fĭn)
,
Noun.
[From
Camphor
.]
Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps, and as a common solvent in varnishes.
☞ The name is also applied to a mixture of this substance with three times its volume of alcohol and sometimes a little ether, used as an illuminant.

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camphine

camphine

English

Noun

camphine (countable and uncountable, plural camphines)

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