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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Spermaceti (0.01003 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Spermaceti.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: spermaceti spermaceti n : a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale
English → English (gcide) Definition: Spermaceti Spermaceti \Sper`ma*ce"ti\, n. [L. sperma sperm + cetus,gen. ceti, any large sea animal, a whale, Gr. ???. See Sperm, Cetaceous.] A white waxy substance obtained from cavities in the head of the sperm whale, and used making candles, oilments, cosmetics, etc. It consists essentially of ethereal salts of palmitic acid with ethal and other hydrocarbon bases. The substance of spermaceti after the removal of certain impurities is sometimes called cetin. [1913 Webster] Spermaceti whale (Zo["o]l.), the sperm whale. [1913 Webster]
English → English (WordNet) Definition: spermaceti spermaceti n : a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale
English → English (gcide) Definition: Spermaceti Spermaceti \Sper`ma*ce"ti\, n. [L. sperma sperm + cetus,gen. ceti, any large sea animal, a whale, Gr. ???. See Sperm, Cetaceous.] A white waxy substance obtained from cavities in the head of the sperm whale, and used making candles, oilments, cosmetics, etc. It consists essentially of ethereal salts of palmitic acid with ethal and other hydrocarbon bases. The substance of spermaceti after the removal of certain impurities is sometimes called cetin. [1913 Webster] Spermaceti whale (Zo["o]l.), the sperm whale. [1913 Webster]
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