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71cera — /sear euh/, n. (in prescriptions) wax. [ < L cera] * * * …
72cerate — /sear ayt/, n. 1. Pharm. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, esp. one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in… …
73cerated — /sear ay tid/, adj. 1. covered with wax. 2. Ornith. cerate (def. 2). [1720 30; < L cerat(us) waxed (see CERATE) + ED2] * * * …
74cereal — /sear ee euhl/, n. 1. any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn. 2. the grain itself. 3. some edible preparation of it, esp. a breakfast food. adj. 4. of or pertaining to grain or the plants… …
75cerecloth — /sear klawth , kloth /, n., pl. cerecloths / klawdhz , klodhz , klawths , kloths /. 1. cloth coated or impregnated with wax so as to be waterproof, formerly used for wrapping the dead, for bandages, etc. 2. a piece of such cloth. [1400 50; late… …
76cerement — /sear meuhnt, ser euh /, n. Usually, cerements. 1. a cerecloth used for wrapping the dead. 2. any graveclothes. [1595 1605; CERE2 + MENT] * * * …
77cereous — /sear ee euhs/, adj. Obs. waxlike. [1595 1605; < L cereus waxen, equiv. to cer(a) wax + eus EOUS] * * * …
78Ceres — /sear eez/, n. 1. a pre Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter. 2. Astron. the first asteroid to be discovered, being the largest and one of the brightest. 3. a town in central… …
79cereus — /sear ee euhs/, n., pl. cereuses. 1. any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel shaped flowers. 2. any of several related, similar plants, esp. of the genera Hylocereus, Nyctocereus, and… …
80ceria — /sear ee euh/, n. a white to yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO2, usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing. [CERI(UM) + A4] * * * …
