camphorate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of camphorate
1635–45; < Medieval Latin camphorātus, equivalent to camphor ( a ) camphor + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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It turned out to be a dank monster, out of town but nowhere near the sea, with camphorated neighbors.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the den that smelled of camphorated cobwebs he found himself facing a kind of dusty iguana whose lungs whistled when he breathed.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
I am happy to inform you that—as, to avoid accidents, I took the simple precaution of filling all the dispensary-jars with camphorated chalk—no serious results may be anticipated from Dr. Herdal's rashness.
From Mr Punch's Pocket Ibsen - A Collection of Some of the Master's Best Known Dramas by Anstey, F.
If there are any sore places, bathe with lotion made from camphorated oil in which some sulphur is mixed.
From Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured by Weir, Harrison
I add only, if I have any dissolved, 1 or 2 grammes of camphorated spirits to 1 litre of the solution of gallic acid.
From Notes and Queries, Number 234, April 22, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various
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