camphorate

English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

camphorate (plural camphorates)

1. (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)

1. (transitive) To treat or impregnate with camphor.

Etymology 3

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

Alternative forms

• camphorated

Adjective

camphorate

1. Combined or impregnated with camphor.

References

• “camphorate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.