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cerates 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. (cerate) a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin
  2. Cerate is an unctuous preparation for external application, of a consistency intermediate between that of an ointment and a plaster, so that it can be spread upon cloth without the use of heat, but does not melt when applied to the skin.
  3. (Cerate) [from cera, Latin, wax] A medicine made of wax, which, with oil, or some softer substance, makes a consistence softer than a plaster. [Johnson's Dictionary, 9th Edition, 1806]