camphorate

American  

[kam-fuh-rayt] / ˈkæm fəˌreɪt /

verb (used with object)

camphorated, camphorating

1. to impregnate with camphor.

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camphorate British  

/ ˈkæmfəˌreɪt /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

• uncamphorated
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of camphorate

1635–45; < Medieval Latin camphorātus, equivalent to camphor ( a ) camphor + -ātus -ate ¹

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Example Sentences

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camphorated

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

When poulticing fails to reduce the swelling or produce softening, the inflamed area may be rubbed once daily with camphorated oil, compound iodin ointment, or painted twice daily with Lugol's solution of iodin.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

M. M. Friction alone, or with camphorated oil, warm bath.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin

Are of two kinds; the first, on the outer skin, may be removed by rubbing with camphorated olive oil.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Richard L. Allen

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