Treated with, containing, or infused with camphor; having camphor added to it.
Past participle of camphorate. The adjective form developed in medical and pharmaceutical texts of the 18th-19th centuries to describe finished products containing camphor.
Camphorated oil was the grandmother's remedy of the 1800s—you'd rub it on your chest for colds—and it actually works because camphor tricks your skin's heat receptors into thinking they're cold, creating that cooling sensation that makes you feel better.
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