CAMPHENE
\kˈamfiːn], \kˈamfiːn], \k_ˈa_m_f_iː_n]\
Definitions of CAMPHENE
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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1. Any hydrocarbon, especially one solid at ordinary temperature, having the formula C10H16. 2. Purified oil of turpentine.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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Rectified oil of turpentine.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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The radical of camphor, which, according to Dumas, consists of camphene and one equivalent of oxygen. Camphene or camphine is represented by pure oil of turpentine, That which is used for burning in lamps, and is occasionally employed therapeutically, is oil of turpentine purified by distillation from a solution of caustic potassa.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A solid hydrocarbon of the formula, C10H16, belonging to the terpene compounds. Formed by heating borneol with dilute sulphuric acid. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. Pure oil of turpentine; spirit of turpentine:—also Camphine.
