Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

camphine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cam-phine
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From camphor + -ine.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: camphor

Usage

Inflected Forms

camphines (plural)

Questions

What does camphine mean?: Rectified oil of turpentine, once used for burning in oil lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.
Where does camphine come from?: From camphor + -ine.

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