Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Relating to or containing cerium, especially with valence 4.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Containing cerium as a quadrivalent element: as, ceric oxid, CeO2.
  • Derived from wax.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective chemistry Containing cerium with valence four.
  • adjective chemistry Relating to wax.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to or containing cerium especially with valence 4

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[cer(ium) + –ic.]

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word ceric.

Examples

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.