cerate
See also: cérate
English
Noun
cerate (plural cerates)
- (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.
- (inorganic chemistry) The anion CeO32- of cerium.
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- (Classical) IPA(key): /keːˈraː.te/, [keːˈräːt̪ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃeˈra.te/, [t͡ʃeˈräːt̪e]
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