CERATE

cerate

(noun) a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

cerate

(medicine, archaic) 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.

Etymology 2

Noun

cerate (plural cerates)

(inorganic chemistry) The anion CeO₃^2- of cerium.

Anagrams

• & cetera, Cartee, create, creäte, ecarte, tracee, écarté

Source: Wiktionary

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Ce"rate, n. Etym: [L. ceratum, ceratm, fr. cera wax.] (Med.)

Definition: An unctuous preparation for external application, of a consistence intermediate between that of an ointment and a plaster, so that it can be spread upon cloth without the use of heat, but does not melt when applied to the skin.

Note: Cerate consists essentially of wax (for which resin or spermaceti is sometimes substituted) mixed with oil, lard, and various medicinal ingredients. The cerate (formerly called simple cerate) of the United States Pharmacopoeia is a mixture of three parts of white wax and seven parts of lard.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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