Medical Dictionary

camphoric acid

noun

Medical Definition of CAMPHORIC ACID

:  a white crystalline acid C10H16O2 existing in three optically different forms; especially :  the dextrorotatory form obtained by the oxidation of dextrorotatory camphor and used in pharmaceuticals

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