Cerate
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cerate is a noun meaning (inorganic chemistry) The anion CeO₃²⁻ of cerium.
Meaning
(inorganic chemistry) The anion CeO₃²⁻ of cerium.
More Meanings
- (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.
Word Forms
- cerates
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cerote, cauterism, catheretic, clyster, cerin, cerecloth.
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