camphene
/kam-feen, kam-feen/US // ˈkæm fin, kæmˈfin //UK // (ˈkæmfiːn) //
坎特尼,坎儿井,坎特纳,坎培拉
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble substance, C10H16, occurring in turpentine and many other essential oils, prepared from pinene: used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of synthetic camphor.
Examples
"These are very pretty lamps—I never can see by a camphene lamp," said her husband.
One night, while she was dressing in her private room at the theatre, a camphene lamp exploded and her face was shockingly burned.
A dangerous but very extensively used illuminating liquid before coal oil was discovered was camphene, distilled from turpentine.
I have only one cheap drink left—one glass of camphene whiskey, which seems to burn my very soul.
To complete this room, and make it look like other people's we want a piano and camphene lamps.
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