"cerate" meaning in English

See cerate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cerates [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English cerate, cerote, from Latin cērātum, from cēra (“wax”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix) Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cerate}} Middle English cerate, {{der|en|la|cērātum}} Latin cērātum, {{af|en|-ate|id1=substantive|pos1=noun-forming suffix}} -ate (noun-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: archaic, historical Translations (unctuous preparation): cereta [feminine] (Catalan), cérat [masculine] (French), lilin (Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-cerate-en-noun-4o8-A5cR Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 46 54 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'unctuous preparation': 98 2
  2. (inorganic chemistry) The anion CeO₃²⁻ of cerium. Translations (chemistry): cérate [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-cerate-en-noun-9bwlkcbq Categories (other): Inorganic chemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (substantive), Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Cerium Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (substantive): 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Cerium: 0 100 Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'chemistry': 0 100

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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