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We found 5 dictionaries that define the word cerates:

General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. cerates: Merriam-Webster
  2. cerates: Vocabulary.com
  3. cerates: Wiktionary
  4. cerates: Dictionary.com

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. cerates: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

(Note: See cerate as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (cerate)

noun:  (medicine, archaic or historical) An unctuous preparation for external application — mainly wax (or resin or spermaceti) mixed with oil, lard, and various medicinal ingredients — of a consistency between ointment and plaster, so that it can be spread upon cloth without the use of heat, but does not melt when applied to the skin.
noun:  (inorganic chemistry) The anion CeO₃²⁻ of cerium.
▸ Also see cerate


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