spermaceti+whale
21whale — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cetacean; finback; blue, humpback, killer, sperm, sulphur bottom, or right whale; orca, rorqual, narwhal, blackfish, dolphin, porpoise, grampus; Moby Dick; informal, whopper. See size, animal. II… …
22spermaceti — cachalot cach a*lot, n. [F. cachalot.] (Zo[ o]l.) The sperm whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}). It has in the top of its head a large cavity, containing an oily fluid, which, after death, concretes into a whitish crystalline substance called… …
23spermaceti — A peculiar fatty, waxy substance, chiefly cetin (cetyl palmitate), obtained from the head of the sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus; used to impart firmness to ointment bases. SYN: cetaceum. [sperma + G. ketos, whale] * * * sper·ma·ce·ti .spər… …
24spermaceti — [ˌspə:mə si:ti, sɛti] noun a white waxy substance obtained from an organ in the head of the sperm whale, which focuses acoustic signals and aids in the control of buoyancy, and was formerly used in candles and ointments. Origin C15: from med. L …
25spermaceti — n. a white waxy substance produced by the sperm whale to aid buoyancy, and used in the manufacture of candles, ointments, etc. Derivatives: spermacetic adj. Etymology: ME f. med.L f. LL sperma sperm + ceti genit. of cetus f. Gk ketos whale, from… …
26spermaceti — /spɜməˈsɛti/ (say spermuh setee), / ˈsiti/ (say seetee) noun a whitish, waxy substance obtained from the oil in the head of the sperm whale, used in making ointments, cosmetics, etc. {Medieval Latin, originally phrase sperma cētī sperm of whale} …
27spermaceti — noun Etymology: Middle English sperma cete, from Medieval Latin sperma ceti whale sperm Date: 15th century a waxy solid obtained from the oil of cetaceans and especially from a closed cavity in the heads of sperm whales and used especially… …
28SPERMACETI — a white waxy matter obtained in an oily state from the head of the sperm whale inhabiting the Pacific and Indian Oceans; candles made of it yield a particularly steady and bright light …
29spermaceti — noun (U) a solid oily substance found in the head of the sperm whale and used in making skin creams, candles etc …
30spermaceti — sper•ma•cet•i [[t]ˌspɜr məˈsɛt i, ˈsi ti[/t]] n. chem. pha pha a pearly white, waxy, translucent solid, obtained from the oil of sperm whales and other cetaceans: used chiefly in cosmetics and candles and as an emollient • Etymology: 1425–75;… …
