cerate

(sc’rit) [L. cera’tum, from ce’ra wax]. A medicinal preparation for external application, made with a basis of fat or wax, or both. A cerate is softer than a plaster, and can be spread on the skin without melting. The cerates of the U. S. P. are camphor cerate, cantharides cerate, cerate of lead subacetate. rosin cerate, compound rosin cerate, and simple cerate. blistering c., a mixture of spermaceti cerate and cantharides. camphor c. (cera’tum cam’ phora, U. S. P.), simple cerate, 85 parts; camphor liniment, 3 parts: olive oil, 12 parts: used in skin diseases. Goulard’s c., cerate of lead subacetate (cera’tum plum’bi subaceta’ tis, U.S.P.). Hufeland’s c., simple cerate, 30 parts. lycopodium and zinc oxid, each, 2 parts: for sore nipples. simple ¢., a mixture of 8 parts of lard and 4 parts white wax, melted together. spermaceti c., a mixture of spermaceti, white wax, and olive oil, Turner’s c., a sulve containing wax, oil, and calamin.