English Dictionary

cerate

名詞

(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.

日本語の意味

歴史的な医学用語としての外用軟膏。ワックス（または樹脂、精子脂など）と油、ラード、その他の医薬品成分を混合して作られ、軟膏とプラスターの中間のような性状を持ち、熱を加えずに布に塗布でき、皮膚に塗布しても溶けにくい製剤を指す。

The apothecary prepared a cerate to dress the soldier's wound, spreading the waxy mixture onto the gauze before applying it.

薬局の調剤師は兵士の傷を手当てするために、蝋を主成分とした外用軟膏を調合し、ガーゼにその蝋状の混合物を塗ってから患部に当てた。

意味（1）

(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.

意味（2）

(inorganic chemistry) The anion CeO₃²⁻ of cerium.

cerates （ plural ）