Camphogen

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cymene \Cy"mene\ (s?"m?n), n. (Chem.)
     A colorless, liquid, combustible hydrocarbon,
     {CH3.C6H4.C3H7}, of pleasant odor, obtained from oil of
     cumin, oil of caraway, carvacrol, camphor, etc.; -- called
     also {paracymene}, and formerly {camphogen}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Camphogen \Cam"pho*gen\, n. [Camphor + -gen: -- formerly so
     called as derived from camphor: cf. F. camphog[`e]ne.]
     (Chem.)
     See {Cymene}.
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