definitions

camphorate

[ kam-fuh-reyt ]
/ ˈkæm fəˌreɪt /

verb (used with object), cam·phor·at·ed, cam·phor·at·ing.

to impregnate with camphor.

Nearby words

camphor ball, camphor ice, camphor laurel, camphor oil, camphor tree, camphorate, camphorated oil, camphorweed, campignian, campimeter, campimetry

Origin of camphorate

1635–45; < Medieval Latin camphorātus, equivalent to camphor(a) camphor + -ātus -ate1

Related forms

un·cam·phor·at·ed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for camphorate

camphorate

/ (ˈkæmfəˌreɪt) /

verb

(tr) to apply, treat with, or impregnate with camphor
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