camphoraceous.

Having a character resembling camphor, especially its sharp, penetrating odor.

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Words that belong together

• a camphoraceous odor
• camphoraceous notes
• a camphoraceous aroma

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A camphoraceous odor escaped when she opened the old medicine chest.

The oil's camphoraceous notes cut through the sweeter scent of the resin.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Usually non-gradable; stronger camphoraceous odor is clearer than a generic comparative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.