cerate
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Afterwards cerate joined with some metallic calx, as of zinc or lead, or solution of lead, mercury, or copper, or iron, which may stimulate the absorbent system into stronger action.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
Before the hands are washed, rub them thoroughly with a little of the cerate, then wash them as usual.
From Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets by Daniel Young
A little simple cerate should be spread on lint, and be applied every morning to the part affected, and a white-bread poultice, every night, until it is quite healed.
From Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children by Pye Henry Chavasse
After its removal, the part may be exposed, or, if very painful, smeared over with fresh cream or common cerate.
From The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Disease by Thomas Bull
M. M. Cover the eruption with cerate made with lapis calaminaris, to be renewed every day.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Erasmus Darwin
