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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
Spermaceti is created in the spermaceti organ inside the whale's head. This organ may contain as much as of spermaceti. This wax, brown in color, was then bleached and sold as "spermaceti wax". Spermaceti wax is white and translucent. wikipedia.org
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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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Sperm oil
This wax, brown in color, was then bleached and sold as "spermaceti wax". When cooled to below , the waxes in spermaceti begin to crystallize. wikipedia.org
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cet-
cet- f. L. cētus, Gr. κῆτος whale, is used to form names of a series of chemical substances derived from spermaceti, i.e. sperma ceti whale's sperm. The chief are cetane (ˈsiːˌteɪn), the paraffin of the hexdecyl or cetyl series, C16H34, a colourless liquid; so cetane number, a measure of the ignitio... Oxford English Dictionary
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Myristic acid
It is found in spermaceti, the crystallized fraction of oil from the sperm whale. wikipedia.org
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Sperm whale
(See "Spermaceti organ and melon" below.) spermaceti. wikipedia.org
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pot-fish
† ˈpot-fish Obs. Also pott-. [ad. Du. potvisch, in Ger. pottfisch, Da., Swed. potfisk; the first element being perh. the same as in obs. Du. potshoofd thick-head (Kilian), Flem. potshoofd an eel-pout, in reference to the huge head of this whale.] The cachalot or spermaceti whale.1743 Phil. Trans. XL... Oxford English Dictionary
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Kogiidae
Kogiidae do possess spermaceti in their head like sperm whales. However, kogiid spermaceti is unique as the whales are able to control its temperature. wikipedia.org
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Cetyl palmitate
This white waxy solid is the primary constituent of spermaceti, the once highly prized wax found in the skull of sperm whales. wikipedia.org
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Thomas Sturge the elder
Thomas Sturge the Elder (1749 – 11 August 1825) was a London tallow chandler, oil merchant, spermaceti processor and philanthropist. He is also named as a spermaceti refiner there by 1791. wikipedia.org
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