ceruse

== English == === Etymology === From French céruse, from Latin cērusa, variant of cērussa, q.v. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /sɪˈɹuːs/ Rhymes: -uːs === Noun === ceruse (usually uncountable, plural ceruses) Synonym of white lead, a hydrate of lead mixed with carbonate, particularly as used to whiten skin or in early medicine. , II.ii.1.1: Galen hath taken exceptions at such waters which run through leaden pipes, ob cerussam quæ in iis generatur, for that unctuous ceruse, which causeth dysenteries and fluxes […]. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === Creuse, Rescue, cereus, cursee, recuse, rescue, secuer, secure == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃeruse] === Verb === ceruse third-person singular pluperfect indicative of cere