cerate (English, noun)
expansion: cerate (plural cerates)
Senses:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: 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.
tags: archaic
historical
topics: chemistry
inorganic-chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: The anion CeO₃²⁻ of cerium.
Forms:
form: cerates
tags: plural