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Webster 1913 Edition

Ceruse

Ce′ruse

,
Noun.
[F.
céruse
, L.
cerussa
.]
1.
White lead, used as a pigment. See
White lead
, under
White
.
2.
A cosmetic containing white lead.
To distinguish
ceruse
from natural bloom.
Macaulay.
3.
(Min.)
The native carbonate of lead.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ceruse

CERUSE

,
Noun.
White-lead; a carbonate of lead, produced by exposing the metal in thin plates to the vapor of vinegar. Lead is sometimes found native in the form of ceruse.
Ceruse of antimony is a white oxyd of antimony, which separates from the water in which diaphoretic antimony has been washed.

Definition 2024

céruse

céruse

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French

Noun

céruse f ‎(plural céruses)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) ceruse

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