"cerate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cerates [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English cerate, cerote, from Latin cērātum, from cēra (“wax”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cerate}} Middle English cerate, {{der|en|la|cērātum}} Latin cērātum 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 Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (unctuous preparation): cereta [feminine] (Catalan), cérat [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-cerate-en-noun-4o8-A5cR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'unctuous preparation': 97 3
  2. (inorganic chemistry) The anion CeO₃²⁻ of cerium. Categories (topical): Inorganic chemistry, Cerium Translations (chemistry): cérate [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-cerate-en-noun-9bwlkcbq Disambiguation of Cerium: 32 68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 44 56 Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'chemistry': 10 90

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Alternative forms

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