Camphoric acid C10H16O4 or in Latin form Acidum camphoricum is a white crystallisable substance obtained from the oxidation of camphor it exists in three optically different forms; dextrorotatory one is obtained by the oxidation of dextrorotatory camphor and used in pharmaceuticals.
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