cerate

Other forms: cerates

Definitions of cerate
  1. noun
    a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin
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    types:
    camphor ice
    a cerate made of camphor and wax and spermaceti and castor oil
    type of:
    balm, ointment, salve, unction, unguent
    semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
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