camphine Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cam*phine" noun
Etymology
From Camphor.
Definitions
  1. Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps, and as a common solvent in varnishes. ✍ The name is also applied to a mixture of this substance with three times its volume of alcohol and sometimes a little ether, used as an illuminant.

Webster 1913