Meanings (ES + gloss)
alcanfor
A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy, also known as laurel camphor or common/ordinary camphor.
A form of camphor known as monobromated camphor is said to have an anaphrodisiac effect.
Yet, oddly enough, I found a far unlikelier substance, and that was camphor. I found it in a sealed jar, that by chance, I suppose, had been really hermetically sealed. I fancied a…
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Borneo camphorMalay camphorNgai camphorSumatran camphorbastard camphor treecamphenecamphinecamphogencampholcampholic acidcamphor laurelcamphor treecamphoraceouscamphoratecamphoratedcamphoriccamphoriminecamphorizecamphorsulfonic acidcamphorsulphoniccamphorsultamcamphorweedcamphorwoodcamphorycamphorylcamphretic acidcamphrousnorcamphoroxycamphorrose camphorsalol-camphorturpentine camphor
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