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Spermaceti

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Noun

1. spermaceti

a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Spermaceti

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noun
a white waxy substance obtained from oil from the head of the sperm whale: used in cosmetics, candles, ointments, etc

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Spermaceti

see synonyms of spermaceti
noun
a white, waxlike substance taken from the oil in the head of a sperm whale or dolphin, used in making cosmetics, ointments, candles, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Spermaceti

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n. pl. sper·ma·ce·tis
A white waxy substance obtained chiefly from the head of the sperm whale, consisting of various esters of fatty acids and formerly used for making candles, ointments, and cosmetics.

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