Covered with or treated with cerate; prepared in the form of a wax-based ointment.
Past participle of the verb cerate, from Latin ceratum. Used historically in medical and pharmaceutical contexts to describe the preparation method.
In old medical texts, you'd see prescriptions saying 'cerated bandages' meaning they were coated with medicinal wax—the medieval equivalent of modern medicated patches.
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