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camphorate

camphorate noun: any salt of camphoric acid.

Noun

camphorate (plural camphorates)

  1. Any salt of camphoric acid.

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.

Adjective

camphorate

  1. Combined or impregnated with camphor.

Forms of camphorate

Noun
pluralcamphorates
Verb
third-person singular presentcamphorates
present participlecamphorating
past participlecamphorated
pastcamphorated
Adjective
alternative formcamphorated

Origin of camphorate

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

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

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

Questions about camphorate

What does camphorate mean?
Camphorate means any salt of camphoric acid.
What part of speech is camphorate?
Camphorate can be a noun, a verb or an adjective.
What is the plural of camphorate?
The plural of camphorate is camphorates.

Words near camphorate in the dictionary

  1. camphor laurel
  2. camphor laurels
  3. camphor tree
  4. camphor trees
  5. camphoraceous
  6. camphorate
  7. camphorated
  8. camphorates
  9. camphorating
  10. camphoric
  11. camphoric acid

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