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
To put small Rolls of Lint, dipped in camphorated Spirits, up the Nostrils, and to direct a Vessel, with warm camphorated Vinegar, to be carried round, and held near the Patients they are examining.
From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Monro, Donald
"Ihan," she said, "I forgot to tell Rob to bring sixpennyworth of camphorated spirits for your father; if he has not left Gifford before you get there, tell him to get it."
From Ghosts and Family Legends A Volume for Christmas by Crowe, Catherine
I had to rub his chest with camphorated oil.”
From The Rough Road by Locke, William John
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