Camphorate

adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any salt of camphoric acid.
Verb
  1. 1
    To treat or impregnate with camphor. transitive
  2. 2
    treat with camphor wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Combined or impregnated with camphor.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From camphoric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). Compare French camphorate.

Etymology 2

From camphor + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Etymology 3

From camphor + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Related phrases

camphoric acid

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