mentholate

English

Etymology 1

From menthol +‎ -ate.

Noun

mentholate (countable and uncountable, plural mentholates)

  1. (chemistry) A salt or ion derived from menthol.

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

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