cerate

Meaning

1. 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.

Synonyms

balm

lotion

ointment

salve

unguent

medicine

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simple cerate

Etymology

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