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
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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 Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Ointment of tar and suet; or poultice for two or three days, and then cerate with lapis calaminaris.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
Afterwards cerate joined with some metallic calx, as of zinc or lead, or solution of lead, mercury, or copper, or iron, which may stimulate the absorbent system into stronger action.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
Treatment.—The treatment for inflammation of the vein is to clip the hair from along the course of the affected vessel and apply a blister, the cerate of cantharides.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
When ulcers form they should be poulticed with bread and water for a day or two, and then dressed with calamine cerate.
From Enquire Within Upon Everything The Great Victorian Domestic Standby by Anonymous
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