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camphorate

[ kam-fuh-reyt ]
/ ˈkæm fəˌreɪt /
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verb (used with object), cam·phor·at·ed, cam·phor·at·ing.
to impregnate with camphor.
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Origin of camphorate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM camphorate

un·cam·phor·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby camphorate

campground, camphene, camphire, camphol, camphor, camphorate, camphorated oil, camphor ball, camphor ice, camphor laurel, camphor oil
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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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