cerate vs unguent

cerate and unguent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cerate	Yes	No	No	No
unguent	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, unguent is a hypernym of cerate; that is, unguent is a word with a broader meaning than cerate:

cerate: a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin
unguent: semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

Other hypernyms of cerate include balm, ointment, salve, unction.

cerate (noun)	unguent (noun)
a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin	semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation