cerate

See also: cérate

English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

cerate

1. (medicine, archaic) 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.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

cerate (plural cerates)

1. (inorganic chemistry) The anion CeO₃^2- of cerium.

Translations

chemistry

• French: cérate (fr) m
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Anagrams

• & cetera, Cartee, create, creäte, ecarte, tracee, écarté

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Italian

Adjective

cerate

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine plural of adjective cerato.

Anagrams

• create, recate, tacere

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /keːˈraː.te/, [keːˈräːt̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeˈra.te/, [t͡ʃeˈräːt̪e]

Verb

(deprecated template usage) cērāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of cērō