Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CAM'PHENE, n. [A contraction of camphogen, from καμφορὰν, or καμφορὰ, camphor, and γενναω, to produce, because by combination with a certain definite quantity of oxygen, camphogen becomes camphor.]

A name recently proposed for pure oil of turpentine, (commonly called spirit of turpentine,) and lately much used, in order to disguise the nature and character of the substance, when it is to be sold for burning in lamps.