mentholate

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noun

A salt or ion derived from menthol.

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Meanings

mentholate1

nounmentholate (countable and uncountable, plural mentholates)

plural mentholates

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA salt or ion derived from menthol.

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verbmentholate (third-person singular simple present mentholates, present participle mentholating, simple past and past participle mentholated)

present singular third person mentholates · participle present mentholating · participle past mentholated · past mentholated

  1. To add menthol (to something), particularly for flavouring.

Origin

mentholate · noun

From menthol + -ate.

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mentholate · verb

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

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Cite this entry
APA

mentholate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mentholate

MLA

“mentholate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mentholate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mentholate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mentholate.

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