cerate

Signification (Anglais)

1. (archaic, 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.
2. The anion CeO₃²⁻ of cerium.

Concepts

cérat

cérate

Synonymes

balm

lotion

ointment

salve

unguent

medicine

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simple cerate

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English cerate, cerote, from Latin cērātum, from cēra (“wax”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix)