Definitions for cerates

cerates ce·rate

Spelling: [seer-eyt]
IPA: /ˈsɪər eɪt/

Cerates is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 267 anagrams from letters in cerates (aceerst).

Definitions for cerates

noun

  1. Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.

adjective

  1. Also, cerated. Ornithology. having a cere.

Origin of cerates

1375-1425; late Middle English Latin cērātum, neuter of cērātus (past participle of cērāre to cover or smear with wax), equivalent to cēr(a) wax + -ātus Examples for cerates

I distributed some Turner's cerate to the women, but left Fraser to superintend its application.

Ointment of tar and suet; or poultice for two or three days, and then cerate with lapis calaminaris.

Before the hands are washed, rub them thoroughly with a little of the cerate, then wash them as usual.

Lint is used for dressing ulcers, either alone or smeared with some suitable ointment or cerate.

This name has also been given to compound cerate of lead, and even to cerate of acetate of lead.

For corns between the toes, add to the cerate a little soft, open white wool, such as you may pick off the surface of a blanket.

M. M. Cover the eruption with cerate made with lapis calaminaris, to be renewed every day.

Bill short, stout, cerate; upper mandible with the tip elongated and decurved; lower mandible rounded and thin-edged at the end.

Word Value for cerates
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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