camphor oil
noun
a colorless liquid obtained from the wood of the camphor tree by distillation and separation from the solid camphor, used in varnish, soaps, and shoe polish, and in medicine chiefly as a rubefacient.
Origin of camphor oil
First recorded in 1830–40
Words nearby camphor oil
camphol,
camphor,
camphor ball,
camphor ice,
camphor laurel,
camphor oil,
camphor tree,
camphorate,
camphorated oil,
camphorweed,
campignian
Scientific definitions for camphor oil
camphor oil
The oil that is obtained from the wood of the camphor tree and is used to make camphor. It is extracted from the wood by steam distillation.