Camphor (/ˈkæmfər/) is a waxy, colorless solid with a strong aroma. It is classified as a terpenoid and a cyclic ketone. It is found in the wood of the...
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Camphora officinarum (redirect from Camphor laurel)
and Japan. It is known by various names, most notably the camphor tree, camphorwood or camphor laurel. Camphora officinarum grows up to 20–30 m (66–98 ft)...
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Look up camphor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Camphor is a chemical compound. Camphor may also refer to: Camphor (album), a 2002 David Sylvian album...
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Camphoric acid, C10H16O4[citation needed] or in Latin form Acidum camphoricum, is a white crystallisable substance obtained from the oxidation of camphor...
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(+)-Camphor 6-exo-hydroxylase (EC 1.14.13.161, (+)-camphor 6-hydroxylase) is an enzyme with systematic name (+)-camphor,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase...
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Menthol (redirect from Camphor of peppermint)
or peppermint camphor". J. Chem. Soc., Trans. 39: 77. doi:10.1039/CT8813900077. Atkinson RW, Yoshida H (1882). "On peppermint camphor (menthol) and some...
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(+)-Camphor 6-endo-hydroxylase (EC 1.14.15.10, P450camr) is an enzyme with systematic name (+)-camphor,reduced putidaredoxin:oxygen oxidoreductase (6-endo-hydroxylating)...
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become another living demonstration of destruction and re-growth. Two large camphor trees were scorched, burned and stripped of all leaves by the bomb's shock...
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Borneol (redirect from Boral camphor)
both of which are found in nature. Borneol is oxidized to the ketone (camphor). The compound was named in 1842 by the French chemist Charles Frédéric...
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Dryobalanops aromatica (redirect from Borneo camphor)
Dryobalanops aromatica, commonly known as Borneo camphor, camphor tree, Malay camphor, or Sumatran camphor, is a species of plant in the family Dipterocarpaceae...
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