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Name a sharp smelling white solid that sublimes on heating and is an essential ingredient of ‘havan samagri’.

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The sharp smelling white solid that sublimes on heating is camphor.
When it is heated it directly turns to the gaseous state without going to the liquid state.
It was originally made from bark and wood of camphor tree.

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