Word: cerates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cer
ates
Definition: Plural of cerate; a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin
Morphemes:
Affix: cerate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An unctuous preparation for external application; ainly wax (or resin or spermaceti) mixed with oil, lard, and various medicinal ingredients; f 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 Compounds: Affix: cērātum
Language: la
Decoded: ceratum
PoS: Participle
Meaning: waxed
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).