cerate

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See also: cérate

English

Etymology

From Latin cērātum, from cēra (“wax”).

Noun

cerate (plural cerates)

  1. (medicine, archaic or historical) An unctuous preparation for external application — mainly wax (or resin or spermaceti) mixed with oil, lard, and various medicinal ingredients — of a consistency between ointment and plaster, so that it can be spread upon cloth without the use of heat, but does not melt when applied to the skin.
  2. (inorganic chemistry) The anion CeO32- of cerium.

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Adjective

cerate

  1. feminine plural of cerato

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Verb

cērāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of cērō

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