English

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Etymology

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From menthol +‎ -ate.

Noun

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mentholate (countable and uncountable, plural mentholates)

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

Verb

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

  1. Add menthol particularly for flavouring.