cerate
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cerate
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From Middle English cerate, cerote, from Latin cērātum, from cēra (“wax”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix)
noun cerates
- 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.
- The anion CeO₃²⁻ of cerium.
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Talk about this word "cerate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cerate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cerate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cerate "cerate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cerate.Cite this
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title = {cerate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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