cerate
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of cerate
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 -ate 1; compare Greek kērōtḗn in same sense
Example Sentences
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Before the hands are washed, rub them thoroughly with a little of the cerate, then wash them as usual.
From Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets by Young, Daniel
Rub them together thoroughly, or melt the cerate and stir in the tincture while hot, and the oil as soon as it is nearly cold, then run into molds or rolls.
From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Triemens, Joseph
A little simple cerate should be spread on lint, and be applied every morning to the part affected, and a white-bread poultice, every night, until it is quite healed.
From Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children by Chavasse, Pye Henry
The passage of air from A to C depends upon the grinding and lubrication of the joint at C. Lubricating Taps.—For general purposes resin cerate answers very well.
From The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame For the use of chemical and physical students by Shenstone, W. A.
Simple cerate, wax, spermaceti, or suet; or in some instances, a pulverulent substance, such as starch, boric acid, and zinc oxide.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman
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