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- ambergris
- {n} a hard, opake, resinous substance, formed in the ipermaceti whale
- A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes
- 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
- Waxy substance (about 80% cholesterol) formed in the intestine of sperm whales, used chiefly as a spice in the East and for fixing the scent of fine perfumes in the West. It is thought to form as a collection of feces around indigestible parts of squid and other prey of the whale. Fresh ambergris is soft, black, and smelly; exposed to sunlight, air, and seawater, it hardens, fades, and develops a pleasant scent. It may wash ashore or be found floating or in the bodies of slaughtered whales. Pieces are usually small, but the largest have weighed almost 1,000 lb (450 kg)
- {i} substance obtained from sperm whale used in perfumery
- 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
- It is wholly volatilized as a white vapor at 212° Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in perfumery