hyraceumn.

/hʌɪəˈreɪsɪəm/

Forms: Also hyracium.

Etymology: < modern Latin hyrax n., once used as the name of a genus including these animals.

A secretion produced by the African rock hyrax, Procavia capensis, formerly used as a fixative for perfume.

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hyraceum1866

1866 W. T. Brande & G. W. Cox Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art (new ed.) II. 182/1 Hyracium, an article imported, as a substitute for castor, from the Cape of Good Hope, and derived from one of the species of Hyrax.

1892 P. L. Simmonds Commerc. Dict. Trade Products (rev. ed.) Suppl. 462/2 Hyraceum, a secretion of the Cape badger, at one time considered to have medicinal properties.

1923 W. A. Poucher Perfumes & Cosmetics i. 3 Hyraceum is a secretion having a most disagreeable odour of excreta and urine, and is obtained from a species of monkey [sic]. It is occasionally used as a substitute for Castor... This material is not recommended.

1966 C. Sweeney Scurrying Bush ii. 34 The faeces of the rock rabbit..contains a substance called hyraceum, which is..incorporated in various perfumes.

1971 D. J. Potgieter et al. Animal Life S. Afr. 394/1 These deposits [of the dried urine of the dassie] contain hyraceum, a valuable material used in perfumery.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	hyraceum
释义	hyraceumn. /hʌɪəˈreɪsɪəm/ Forms: Also hyracium. Etymology: < modern Latin hyrax n., once used as the name of a genus including these animals. A secretion produced by the African rock hyrax, Procavia capensis, formerly used as a fixative for perfume. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > [noun] > order Hyracoidea or genus Procavia > procavia capensis (rock rabbit) > secretion produced by hyraceum1866 1866 W. T. Brande & G. W. Cox Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art (new ed.) II. 182/1 Hyracium, an article imported, as a substitute for castor, from the Cape of Good Hope, and derived from one of the species of Hyrax. 1892 P. L. Simmonds Commerc. Dict. Trade Products (rev. ed.) Suppl. 462/2 Hyraceum, a secretion of the Cape badger, at one time considered to have medicinal properties. 1923 W. A. Poucher Perfumes & Cosmetics i. 3 Hyraceum is a secretion having a most disagreeable odour of excreta and urine, and is obtained from a species of monkey [sic]. It is occasionally used as a substitute for Castor... This material is not recommended. 1966 C. Sweeney Scurrying Bush ii. 34 The faeces of the rock rabbit..contains a substance called hyraceum, which is..incorporated in various perfumes. 1971 D. J. Potgieter et al. Animal Life S. Afr. 394/1 These deposits [of the dried urine of the dassie] contain hyraceum, a valuable material used in perfumery. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1866
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