CAMPHINE

Etymology

Noun

camphine (countable and uncountable, plural camphines)

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

Anagrams

• Champine

Source: Wiktionary


Cam*phine", n. Etym: [From Camphor.]

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

Note: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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