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camphorate

[ kam-fuh-reyt ]

verb (used with object)

camphorated, camphorating.
  1. to impregnate with camphor.


camphorate

/ ˈæəˌɪ /

verb

  1. tr to apply, treat with, or impregnate with camphor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·pǰ·e adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of camphorate1

1635–45; < Medieval Latin ǰٳܲ, equivalent to camphor ( a ) camphor + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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Example Sentences

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In the den that smelled of camphorated cobwebs he found himself facing a kind of dusty iguana whose lungs whistled when he breathed.

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The first washing was done with plain water, the next with an infusion of lotus-flowers; and the third, and last, with camphorated water.

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"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."

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No other treatment was used in these 223 cases, except camphorated oil to the throat and chest in some cases.

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The simple Mixture is composed of five Ounces of Treacle Water camphorated, of three Ounces of Spirit of Tartar rectified, and one Ounce of Spirit of Vitriol.

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