ceru

a. [ L. caeruleus. ] Sky-colored; blue; azure. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blue, blue, as if that sky let fall [ 1913 Webster ]

A flower from its cerulean wall. Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. caeruleus sky-blue. ] (Chem.) A fast dyestuff, C20H8O6, made by heating gallein with strong sulphuric acid. It dyes mordanted fabrics green. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ isolated from Cephalosporium caerulens. ] (Chem.) an antifungal antibiotic, C12H17NO3. It inhibits the growth of yeasts by interfering with the synthesis of sterols and fatty acids. [ PJC ]

a. Cerulean. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. caeruleus sky-blue + -escent. ] Tending to cerulean; light bluish. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ NL. ] A greenish blue pigment prepared in various ways, consisting essentially of cobalt stannate. Unlike other cobalt blues, it does not change color by gaslight. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. caerulus dark blue + facere to make. ] Producing a blue or sky color. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. cera wax. ] (Physiol.) The yellow, waxlike secretion from the glands of the external ear; the earwax. [ 1913 Webster ]