Clues for the word "CAMPHOR"

We've had 16 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 20 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily American crossword on March 23, 2026.

Definition of camphor

n. - A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from different species of the Laurus family, esp. from Cinnamomum camphara (the Laurus camphara of Linnaeus.). Camphor, C10H16O, is volatile and fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a stimulant, or sedative.
n. - A gum resembling ordinary camphor, obtained from a tree (Dryobalanops camphora) growing in Sumatra and Borneo; -- called also Malay camphor, camphor of Borneo, or borneol. See Borneol.
v. t. - To impregnate or wash with camphor; to camphorate.