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adjectivecamphrous (comparative more camphrous, superlative most camphrous)
comparative more camphrous · superlative most camphrous
- Of, relating to, similar to, or containing camphor.
…aromatic, including as sub-classes camphrous, herbaceous, anisic and thymic, citronous, and the bitter almond group…
1923, Dan McKenzie, “Sense of Olfaction in Lower Animals”, in Aromatics and the Soul: A Study of Smells, William Heinemann (Medical Books), Ltd., page 102Synonyms: camphoraceous
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adjectiveOf, relating to, similar to, or containing camphor.
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spacioustenaciousgraciousgaseouscretaceousherbaceousaudaciousefficaciousvoraciousvivaciousfallaciouscarbonaceoussebaceousvexatiousflirtatiouscurvaceousostentatioussalaciousrapaciouscapacioussagaciouspugnaciousloquaciousmendacious
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