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Spermaceti - Wikipedia
Spermaceti forms brilliant white crystals that are hard but oily to the touch, and are devoid of taste or smell, making it very useful as an ingredient in ... en.wikipedia.org
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Spermaceti | Whale Oil, Candlemaking, Refining - Britannica
Spermaceti, a wax, liquid at body temperature, obtained from the head of a sperm whale or bottlenose whale. Spermaceti was used chiefly in ... www.britannica.com
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SPERMACETI Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
a waxy solid obtained from the oil of cetaceans and especially from a closed cavity in the heads of sperm whales and used especially formerly in ointments, ... www.merriam-webster.com
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spermaceti
spermaceti (spɜːməˈsiːtɪ, -ˈsɛtɪ) Forms: 6–9 sperma ceti (5 cete, 7 coeti, cetæ); 5– spermaceti (5 -cetie, 7 -cete, -cæty, 8 -cety); 6 sparmaceti. [med.L., from sperma sperm + cētī gen. sing. of cētus (ad. Gr. κῆτος) whale, through an erroneous opinion as to the nature of the substance. Hence also F... Oxford English Dictionary
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Spermaceti - OnView
Used in many different kinds of lotions, as well as for the treatment of gonorrhea and catarrh. Spermaceti can be mixed with wax and olive oil to form cerates. collections.countway.harvard.edu
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Spermaceti Organ Location, Function & Properties - Study.com
Spermaceti is a waxy oil found in a large sac in the head of sperm whales. The common name for processed spermaceti is sperm oil. study.com
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Spermaceti - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Spermaceti is the term given to the liquid waxes present in the head of the sperm whale. Spermaceti is present in greatest abundance in the spermaceti organ, ... www.sciencedirect.com
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Spermaceti - Reviva Labs
Spermaceti is a waxy substance found in the head cavities of the sperm whale (and, in smaller quantities, in the oils of other whales). www.revivalabs.com
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The Science of Spermaceti: Waxy Wonders from Whales
Spermaceti is a waxy substance found in the head cavities of sperm whales. The name originates from the Latin words “sperma” (seed) and “cetus” (whale). highlandcandlecompany.com
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Composition of Spermaceti - Nature
Spermaceti is said chiefly to consist of cetyl palmitate together with a small proportion of esters of other fatty acids, including lauric, myristic and ... www.nature.com
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spermaceti
spermaceti/ˌspɜ:məˈsetɪ; ˌspəmə`sɛtɪ/ n[U]white waxy fatty substance contained in solution in the heads of sperm whales, used (esp formerly) for ointments, candles, etc 鲸蜡; 鲸脑油. 牛津英汉双解词典
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Cerate
Cerate consists essentially of wax (for which resin, lead acetate or spermaceti is sometimes substituted) mixed with oil, lard, and various medicinal ingredients wikipedia.org
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spermacetic
spermacetic, a. rare—1. (spɜːməˈsiːtɪk) [f. spermaceti + -ic.] Of or pertaining to spermaceti; spermacetic oil = spermaceti oil s.v. spermaceti 2 a.1922 Joyce Ulysses 393 They..rubbed him all over with spermacetic oil. Oxford English Dictionary
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Zinc (horse)
She started the 10/1 outsider of the four runners and finished second to the Derby winner Emilius, beating both Nicolo and Spermaceti. At the first October meeting she finished third behind Stumps and Spermaceti in the Trial Stakes. wikipedia.org
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sparmacetye
sparmacetye obs. f. spermaceti. Oxford English Dictionary
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