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cerate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cer-ate
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Archaic

noun

The anion CeO₃²⁻ of cerium.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cerate, cērātum

Usage

Inflected Forms

cerates (plural)

Questions

What does cerate mean?
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.
Where does cerate come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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