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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, historical
Topics: medicine, sciences
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The anion CeO32− of cerium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve
Narrower terms: camphor ice
From Middle English cerate, cerote, from Latin cērātum, from cēra (“wax”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix)
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
cereta
— unctuous preparation
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French:
cérat
— unctuous preparation
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Indonesian:
lilin
— unctuous preparation
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French:
cérate
— chemistry
