mentholated
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- adjective
- /ˈmɛnθəˌleɪtɪd/
:
mentolado
- "Well, how do," she says, her voice cool and blue, like the drag on a mentholated cigarette.
Examples
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It's a mentholated eyeliner that helps you cry.
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Homegrown mentholated smoke!
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The mentholated small craft warning.
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I used to suffer from sinus issues on a plane, so a few years ago I started sucking on mentholated cough drops during the flight.
Blog text (16) -
Soon, mentholated needles appeared around the mouth and on the fuzz that had already sprouted above the upper lip.
Academic text (2007) -
For a moment, he feels a freezing chill on his lips as if the needles of mentholated hoarfrost settled on his tongue, lips, and palate.
Academic text (2007) -
Mentholated hoarfrost, so much like the one many years ago, back in—it’s incredible—but why count the years?
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I used a mentholated ointment to soothe my sore muscles after the workout.
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The mentholated cream provides a cooling sensation that helps relieve itchy skin.
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She found that using mentholated cough drops during cold season eased her throat irritation.
Synonyms
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That makes pain or worry feel less strong
Compounds
An ointment with menthol that you rub on the skin to relieve pain or help you breathe
How Minty
Surface Forms
Morphology
mentholated = mentholate (transparent) = menthol + ate + ed
Formed from the verb 'mentholate' with the regular adjectival/past-participle suffix '-ed', indicating treated with or containing menthol.
Etymology
The word mentholated comes from menthol, which comes from the Latin mentha meaning 'mint', and the ending -ated meaning 'treated with'. So mentholated describes something 'treated with menthol' and explains the cool, soothing, minty feeling it gives.