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.
(
Webster 1913)
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