camphorate
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From camphoric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”). Compare French camphorate.
Noun
camphorate (plural camphorates)
- (organic chemistry) Any salt of camphoric acid.
Etymology 2
From camphor + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Verb
camphorate (third-person singular simple present camphorates, present participle camphorating, simple past and past participle camphorated)
- (transitive) To treat or impregnate with camphor.
Etymology 3
From camphor + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Alternative forms
Adjective
camphorate
- Combined or impregnated with camphor.
References
- “camphorate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.