cērĭum, ii, n., = κηρίον (v. Liddell and Scott, under the word, II.),
a bad species of swelling or ulcer , Plin. 20, 2, 6, § 11; 23, 7, 63, § 119 (in Cels. 5, 28, 13, written as Greek).
·noun A rare metallic element, occurring in the minerals cerite, allanite, monazite, ·etc. Symbol Ce...
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