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cerate

ce·rate

uncommon archaic

noun

1.

a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin

Origin

From Middle English cerate, cerote, from Latin cērātum, from cēra (“wax”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix)

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