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ceraceous

American  
[suh-ray-shuhs] / səˈreɪ ʃəs /

adjective

  1. waxlike; waxy.

    a ceraceous surface.
ceraceous British  
/ sɪˈreɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. waxlike or waxy

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Etymology

Origin of ceraceous

1760–70; < Latin cēr ( a ) wax (compare Greek kērós wax) + -aceous

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