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cânfora

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Do latim camphora⁽ˡᵃ⁾.

noun

substância branca usada na medicina e com aplicações industriais «Coloquei uma pedra de cânfora no guarda-roupa para afastar as traças e o mofo.»

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camphor white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone

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"cânfora." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/c%C3%A2nfora.

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@misc{ca_nfora_2026,
  title = {cânfora},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/c%C3%A2nfora},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}