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Acerate vs Cerate - What's the difference?

acerate | cerate |

As nouns the difference between acerate and cerate

is that acerate is (chemistry) a combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base while cerate is (medicine|archaic) 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.

As an adjective acerate

is acerose; needle-shaped (long and pointed).

acerate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Acerose; needle-shaped (long and pointed)
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    cerate

    English

    Noun

  • (medicine, archaic) 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.
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