Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
Also, cerated. Ornithology. having a cere.
a hard ointment or medicated paste consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin
covered with wax. Ornithology. cerate (def 2). adjective (of certain birds, such as the falcon) having a cere
variant of cerat- before a consonant: ceratosaur. combining form denoting horn or a hornlike part: ceratodus (anatomy) denoting the cornea word-forming element meaning “horn,” from Latinized comb. form of Greek keras “horn” (see kerato-). cerato- pref. Variant of kerato-.
- Ceratocricoid muscle
ceratocricoid muscle cer·a·to·cri·coid muscle (sěr’ə-tō-krī’koid’) n. A fasciculus from the cricoarytenoid muscle, inserted into the inferior cornu of the thyroid cartilage.
a lungfish of either of two genera, Ceratodus or Neoceratodus, having hornlike ridges on the teeth. Historical Examples noun (pl) -duses any of various extinct lungfish constituting the genus Ceratodus, common in Cretaceous and Triassic times Compare barramunda