Cerargyrite
a very soft mineral, silver chloride, AgCl, used as an ore of silver; horn silver.
Historical Examples
noun
another name for chloroargyrite
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any of several small vipers of the genus Cerastes, including the horned viper, that have a sideways looping motion like that of a sidewinder and inhabit deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia. Historical Examples noun (pl) -tes any venomous snake of the genus Cerastes, esp the horned viper
- Cerastium
any of various low-growing plants of the genus Cerastium, having leaves covered with whitish or grayish down and small white flowers, and including mouse-ear chickweed and snow-in-summer. Historical Examples
- Cerat-
a combining form meaning “horn,” “cornea,” used in the formation of compound words: ceratodus. cerat- pref. Variant of kerato-.
- Cerate
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. Historical Examples noun a hard ointment or […]
- Cerated
covered with wax. Ornithology. cerate (def 2). adjective (of certain birds, such as the falcon) having a cere