'Kerite' definitions:

Definition of 'Kerite'

From: GCIDE

Kerite \Ke"rite\, n. [Gr. ke`ras, horn.] A compound in which tar or asphaltum combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; -- used principally as an insulating material in telegraphy. --Knight. [1913 Webster]