cerate

See also: cérate

English

Etymology

From Middle English cerate, cerote, from Latin cērātum, from cēra (“wax”).

Noun

cerate (plural cerates)

1. (medicine, archaic or 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. (inorganic chemistry) The anion CeO₃^2- of cerium.

Translations

unctuous preparation

• Catalan: cereta f
• French: cérat (fr) m

chemistry

• French: cérate (fr) m

Anagrams

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

Italian

Adjective

cerate

1. feminine plural of cerato

Anagrams

• create, recate, tacere

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /keːˈraː.te/, [keːˈräːt̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeˈra.te/, [t͡ʃeˈräːt̪e]

Verb

cērāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of cērō

Anagrams

• cetera