camphine

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noun

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

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nouncamphine (countable and uncountable, plural camphines)

plural camphines

  1. countablehistoricaluncountableRectified oil of turpentine, once used for burning in oil lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.

Origin

From camphor + -ine.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Champinemenpachi
Cite this entry
APA

camphine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camphine

MLA

“camphine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camphine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “camphine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camphine.

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