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
Just then the servant came in with an immense tray, and on it was something very different from Mrs. Berg's camphorated cookies, I assure you!
From What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself by Zwilgmeyer, Dikken
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
No other treatment was used in these 223 cases, except camphorated oil to the throat and chest in some cases.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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