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1. (n.) ambergris
an opaque, ash-colored secretion of the sperm whale intestine, usu. found floating on the ocean or cast ashore: used in perfumery.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME imbergres < MF ambre gris lit., gray amber)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) ambergris
waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume
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1. (noun) ambergris
a substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), which is believed to be in all cases its true origin. In color it is white, ash-gray, yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and twenty-five pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a white vapor at 212¡ Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in perfumery.
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. ambergris
an ashy-coloured odorous substance used in perfumery, presumed to be a morbid fragment of the intestines of the spermaceti whale, being often found floating on the ocean which it frequents.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. ambergris
A gray substance found in the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT of the SPERM WHALE.
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