CERATE

n. Se'rat. Gr., (ojpwToj' (from Kijpds, wax). Lat., ceratum, cerotum. Fr., cerat, cereole. Ger., Cerat, Wach albe. It., cerotto, cerato. Sp., cerato. 1. Generically, a pharmaceutical preparation consisting of a mixture of oil or lard with wax, and used either alone or as a basis for the application of medicines. For the wax, resin or spermaceti is frequently substituted, although, properly, the term c. embraces only preparations made with wax. 2. Specifically, of the U. S. Ph., simple c. See CERATUM (2d def.). [B.] Ammoniacal c. A preparation made of 1 part of ammonium carbonate and 2 parts of simple c.; a derivative and rubefacient. [B, 92 (a, 21).] Anodyne c. See Ceratum cum LAUDANO. Arsenical c. See Ceratum ARSENIC I. Belleville's c. See Unguentum HYDRARGYRI nitric.o-oxydi, Blistering c. See Ceratum CANTHARID IS. Camphorated blistering c. See under Emplastrum CANTHARIDUM camphor a tum. Camphorated c. See CERAT camphre and CERATUM camphor a tum. Citrine c. See Ceratum HYDRARGYRI nitratis. Common c. Lat., ceratum commune [Belg. Ph.]. Fr., cerat commun. It., cerato commune. Sp., cerato simple. See CERATUM fluvum. Cosmetic c. Lat., ceratum cosmeticum. Fr., cerat cosmetique. See COLD-CREAM. Galen's c. See CERATUM Galeni. Goulard's c. Lat., ceratum Goulardi. Fr., cerat de Goulard. See Ceratum PLUMBI compos i tum. Hufeland's c. A preparation made of 2 parts each of zinc oxide and lycopodium and 30 of simple cerate; used for sore nipples and slight abrasions. [L, 77 (a, 21).] I ue c. See CERATUM ad fonticulos. Kirk land's (neutral) c. A mixture of 16 parts of lead plaster, 8 parts each of olive-oil, chalk, and vinegar, and 1 part of Goulard's extract; used like ceratum plumb i sub a cet at is. [B, 199.] Marshall's c. A mixture of 2 parts each of calomel and palmoil (or, according to Paris, 2 of calomel and 10 of palm-oil), 1 part of lead acetate, and 4 parts of citrine ointment; used in ophthalmic practice. [L, 120 (a, 21).] Mercurial c. See CERATUM mercuriale. Neutral c. See Kirk land's (neutral) c. Oleoresinous c. Fr.. cerat oleo-resineux. A preparation, official in the Lond. Ph., 1837, made of 1 part each of boiled turpentine and white wax and 2 parts of olive-oil; used for slight excoriations. [B, 119 (<x, 21).] Simple c. Lat., ceratum simplex. Fr., cerat simple. It. cerato semplice. Sp., cerato simple. See CERATUM (2d def.). Touch-c. See CERATUM pro tactu. Turner's c. See Ceratum CALAMIN^E. White c. See Ceratum CETACEI. [s. 177]