camphorate

[ kam-fuh-reyt ]
/ ˈkæm fəˌreɪt /

verb (used with object), cam·phor·at·ed, cam·phor·at·ing.

to impregnate with camphor.

Origin of camphorate

1635–45; < Medieval Latin camphorātus, equivalent to camphor(a) camphor + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM camphorate

un·cam·phor·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby camphorate

camphor ball, camphor ice, camphor laurel, camphor oil, camphor tree, camphorate, camphorated oil, camphorweed, campignian, campimeter, campimetry

British Dictionary definitions for camphorate

camphorate
/ (ˈkæmfəˌreɪt) /

verb

(tr) to apply, treat with, or impregnate with camphor