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camphorize

camphorize verb: to treat with camphor.

Verb

camphorize (third-person singular simple present camphorizes, present participle camphorizing, simple past and past participle camphorized)

  1. (transitive) To treat with camphor.

Forms of camphorize

third-person singular presentcamphorizes
present participlecamphorizing
past participlecamphorized
pastcamphorized

Origin of camphorize

From camphor + -ize.

Questions about camphorize

What does camphorize mean?
Camphorize means to treat with camphor.
What part of speech is camphorize?
Camphorize is a verb.
What is the past tense of camphorize?
The past tense of camphorize is camphorized.

Words near camphorize in the dictionary

  1. camphoric
  2. camphoric acid
  3. camphorimine
  4. camphorin
  5. camphorization
  6. camphorize
  7. camphorized
  8. camphorizes
  9. camphorizing
  10. camphoronic acid
  11. camphorphorone

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