ambrein Chem.
(ˈæmbriːɪn)
[a. Fr. ambréine, f. ambre amber: see -in.]
A crystalline fatty substance forming the main constituent of ambergris.
| 1832 Rep. Brit. Assoc. (1835) 528 Ambreic [Acid. Discovered by] Pelletier and Caventou. By treating ambreine with nitric acid. 1863 Watts Dict. Chem. I. 165 Ambrein is perhaps impure cholesterin. |