spermacetin.

Brit.

/spəːməˈsiːti/,

/spəːməˈsɛti/, U.S.

/ˌspərməˈsɛdi/

Forms:

α. late Middle English–1600s spermacete, 1500s–1600s spermacaeti, 1500s–1600s spermacetie, 1500s–1600s spermacoeti, 1500s–1800s spermacety, 1500s– spermaceti, 1600s spermacæty, 1600s spermacetae.

β. 1500s sparmaceti.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin spermaceti.

Etymology: < classical Latin spermaceti (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources) < classical Latin sperma sperm n. + cētī , genitive singular of cētus whale (see cete n.¹), so called as the substance is extracted from the head of the sperm whale and because it resembles sperm in appearance. Compare parmacety n.Compare Middle French, French spermaceti (1509), Italian spermaceti (1598 in Florio), Spanish espermaceti (1699 or earlier), Portuguese espermacete (1697 or earlier). With the β. forms compare forms with -a- at sperm n.

1. A fatty substance, which in a purified state has the form of a soft white scaly mass, found in the head (and to some extent in other parts) of the sperm-whale ( Physeter macrocephalus) and some other whales and dolphins; it is used largely in various medicinal preparations, and in the manufacture of candles.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other animal raw materials > [noun] > material from sperm whale

spermaceti1471

parmacety1545

head matter1747

slobgollion1851

head1874

twitter1891

the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > [noun] > large member of (whale) > parts of > spermaceti or oil

spermaceti1471

whale-shot1612

amber1663

sperm oil1839

shot1914

1471 G. Ripley Compound of Alchymy in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 113 Use..Sperma Cete ana with redd Wyne when ye wax old.

1525 tr. H. von Brunschwig Noble Experyence Vertuous Handy Warke Surg. sig. Riij^v/2 Take sperma ceti .iij. dragma, mumie an ounce.

1581 B. Rich Farewell Militarie Profession T j The Doctor tooke Sparmaceti, and suche like thynges that bee good for a bruse.

1600 T. Dallam Diary in J. T. Bent Early Voy. Levant (1893) i. 95 This day we saw greate store of the spane of whales, whearof they make spermacetie.

1658 W. Johnson tr. F. Würtz Surgeons Guid iv. v. 334 When Sperma Cetæ is stale..it ought not to be used, making the medicine very unpleasant.

1747 J. Wesley Primitive Physick 48 Put a Scruple of Sperma Ceti into the Yolk of a new laid Egg.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 219 The first cavity, or chamber, of the brain, is filled with that spermaceti which is supposed of the greatest purity and highest value.

1811 A. T. Thomson London Dispensatory ii. 290 Spermaceti is demulcent and emollient.

1842 S. Lover Handy Andy ii. 26 All the spermaceti in M‘Garry's shop won't cure you.

1898 F. T. Bullen Cruise ‘Cachalot’ vi. 51 Spermaceti exists in all the oil, especially that from the dorsal hump.

figurative.1602 B. Jonson Poetaster ii. i. sig. C2 Looke here, my sweete Wife.., my deare Mumma, my Balsamum, my Sperma Cete . 1615 T. Overbury et al. New & Choise Characters with Wife (6th impr.) sig. K^v For an inward bruse, Lambe-stones and sweetbreads are his onely Sperma Ceti, which he eats at night, next his heart fasting.

2. spermaceti whale n. the sperm whale.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > suborder Odontoceti > [noun] > family Physeteridae > genus Physeter (sperm whale)

trumpa1625

spermaceti whale1658

pot-walfish1694

parmacety1705

pot-fish1744

cachalot1747

physeter1753

sperm whale1839

sperm1840

macrocephalus1851

greyhead1859

physeteroid1876

1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 152 A better account..of that prominent jowle of the Sperma Ceti Whale.

1672 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 7 5021 To heal Bruises and Aches with the Oyl of the Sperma-ceti-Whale.

1764 Ann. Reg. 1763 i. 116 Two spermaceti whales have been caught on the Essex coast.

1783 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 73 231 They look for ambergrise in all the spermaceti-whales they catch.

1845 C. Darwin Jrnl. (ed. 2) x. 223 We saw..several spermaceti whales jumping upright quite out of the water.

Compounds

General attributive.

spermaceti-candle n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > made from animal fat > made from whale blubber

spermaceti-candle1738

sperm candle1775

sperm1856

1738 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) Spermaceti candles are of modern manufacture,..superior to the finest wax-candles.

1758 B. Franklin Let. 19 Feb. in Wks. (1887) III. 8 The extinguisher is for spermaceti candles only.

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Spermaceti-candles, fine transparent candles, used as wax lights.

spermaceti-fat n.

ΚΠ

1868 H. Watts Dict. Chem. V. 397 Sperm-oil appears to be isomeric with spermaceti-fat or cetin.

spermaceti-fish n.

ΚΠ

1781 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 6171 Physeter, or Spermaceti-fish,..a genus belonging to the order of cete.

spermaceti manufactory n.

ΚΠ

1748 J. Armstrong Misc. (1770) I. 216 Their filthy greasy brains, that were never fit for any thing but the sperma ceti manufactory.

spermaceti oil n.

ΚΠ

1765 Museum Rusticum 4 76 A taper..lamp, with four ordinary threads of cotton in the wick, consumes ·1664 oz. of spermaceti oil in one hour.

1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 413 The oil..is more inflammable than spermaceti-oil.

spermaceti-ointment n.

ΚΠ

1843 R. J. Graves Syst. Clin. Med. ix. 103 A piece of lint smeared with spermaceti ointment.

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Spermaceti-ointment, a pharmaceutical preparation consisting of lard, spermaceti, and bees'-wax.

spermaceti-refiner n.

ΚΠ

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Spermaceti-refiner, a person who purifies spermaceti, chiefly by pressure and crystallization.

Draft additions September 2019

spermaceti organ n. (in the head of a sperm whale) a large membrane-lined sac containing spermaceti; cf. case n.² 11.The spermaceti organ is thought to aid in the regulation of buoyancy and in focusing and amplifying the whale's acoustic signals. [After French organe du spermaceti (1885 in the article referred to in quot. 1887).]

ΚΠ

1887 Zool. Rec. 1886 Mamm. 59 Pouchet & Beauregard.., on the development of the spermaceti organ.

1986 Amer. Naturalist 128 454 With lengthened jaws and a huge spermaceti organ, the head of a large male sperm whale may constitute up to one-third of the total body mass.

2008 E. Kelsey Watching Giants x. 71 The spermaceti organ is a strange thing: the world's most powerful natural sonar system.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	spermaceti
释义	spermacetin. Brit. /spəːməˈsiːti/, /spəːməˈsɛti/, U.S. /ˌspərməˈsɛdi/ Forms: α. late Middle English–1600s spermacete, 1500s–1600s spermacaeti, 1500s–1600s spermacetie, 1500s–1600s spermacoeti, 1500s–1800s spermacety, 1500s– spermaceti, 1600s spermacæty, 1600s spermacetae. β. 1500s sparmaceti. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin spermaceti. Etymology: < classical Latin spermaceti (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources) < classical Latin sperma sperm n. + cētī , genitive singular of cētus whale (see cete n.¹), so called as the substance is extracted from the head of the sperm whale and because it resembles sperm in appearance. Compare parmacety n.Compare Middle French, French spermaceti (1509), Italian spermaceti (1598 in Florio), Spanish espermaceti (1699 or earlier), Portuguese espermacete (1697 or earlier). With the β. forms compare forms with -a- at sperm n. 1. A fatty substance, which in a purified state has the form of a soft white scaly mass, found in the head (and to some extent in other parts) of the sperm-whale ( Physeter macrocephalus) and some other whales and dolphins; it is used largely in various medicinal preparations, and in the manufacture of candles. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other animal raw materials > [noun] > material from sperm whale spermaceti1471 parmacety1545 head matter1747 slobgollion1851 head1874 twitter1891 the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > [noun] > large member of (whale) > parts of > spermaceti or oil spermaceti1471 whale-shot1612 amber1663 sperm oil1839 shot1914 1471 G. Ripley Compound of Alchymy in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 113 Use..Sperma Cete ana with redd Wyne when ye wax old. 1525 tr. H. von Brunschwig Noble Experyence Vertuous Handy Warke Surg. sig. Riij^v/2 Take sperma ceti .iij. dragma, mumie an ounce. 1581 B. Rich Farewell Militarie Profession T j The Doctor tooke Sparmaceti, and suche like thynges that bee good for a bruse. 1600 T. Dallam Diary in J. T. Bent Early Voy. Levant (1893) i. 95 This day we saw greate store of the spane of whales, whearof they make spermacetie. 1658 W. Johnson tr. F. Würtz Surgeons Guid iv. v. 334 When Sperma Cetæ is stale..it ought not to be used, making the medicine very unpleasant. 1747 J. Wesley Primitive Physick 48 Put a Scruple of Sperma Ceti into the Yolk of a new laid Egg. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 219 The first cavity, or chamber, of the brain, is filled with that spermaceti which is supposed of the greatest purity and highest value. 1811 A. T. Thomson London Dispensatory ii. 290 Spermaceti is demulcent and emollient. 1842 S. Lover Handy Andy ii. 26 All the spermaceti in M‘Garry's shop won't cure you. 1898 F. T. Bullen Cruise ‘Cachalot’ vi. 51 Spermaceti exists in all the oil, especially that from the dorsal hump. figurative.1602 B. Jonson Poetaster ii. i. sig. C2 Looke here, my sweete Wife.., my deare Mumma, my Balsamum, my Sperma Cete . View more context for this quotation1615 T. Overbury et al. New & Choise Characters with Wife (6th impr.) sig. K^v For an inward bruse, Lambe-stones and sweetbreads are his onely Sperma Ceti, which he eats at night, next his heart fasting. 2. spermaceti whale n. the sperm whale. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > suborder Odontoceti > [noun] > family Physeteridae > genus Physeter (sperm whale) trumpa1625 spermaceti whale1658 pot-walfish1694 parmacety1705 pot-fish1744 cachalot1747 physeter1753 sperm whale1839 sperm1840 macrocephalus1851 greyhead1859 physeteroid1876 1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 152 A better account..of that prominent jowle of the Sperma Ceti Whale. 1672 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 7 5021 To heal Bruises and Aches with the Oyl of the Sperma-ceti-Whale. 1764 Ann. Reg. 1763 i. 116 Two spermaceti whales have been caught on the Essex coast. 1783 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 73 231 They look for ambergrise in all the spermaceti-whales they catch. 1845 C. Darwin Jrnl. (ed. 2) x. 223 We saw..several spermaceti whales jumping upright quite out of the water. Compounds General attributive. spermaceti-candle n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [noun] > made from animal fat > made from whale blubber spermaceti-candle1738 sperm candle1775 sperm1856 1738 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) Spermaceti candles are of modern manufacture,..superior to the finest wax-candles. 1758 B. Franklin Let. 19 Feb. in Wks. (1887) III. 8 The extinguisher is for spermaceti candles only. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Spermaceti-candles, fine transparent candles, used as wax lights. spermaceti-fat n. ΚΠ 1868 H. Watts Dict. Chem. V. 397 Sperm-oil appears to be isomeric with spermaceti-fat or cetin. spermaceti-fish n. ΚΠ 1781 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 6171 Physeter, or Spermaceti-fish,..a genus belonging to the order of cete. spermaceti manufactory n. ΚΠ 1748 J. Armstrong Misc. (1770) I. 216 Their filthy greasy brains, that were never fit for any thing but the sperma ceti manufactory. spermaceti oil n. ΚΠ 1765 Museum Rusticum 4 76 A taper..lamp, with four ordinary threads of cotton in the wick, consumes ·1664 oz. of spermaceti oil in one hour. 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 413 The oil..is more inflammable than spermaceti-oil. spermaceti-ointment n. ΚΠ 1843 R. J. Graves Syst. Clin. Med. ix. 103 A piece of lint smeared with spermaceti ointment. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Spermaceti-ointment, a pharmaceutical preparation consisting of lard, spermaceti, and bees'-wax. spermaceti-refiner n. ΚΠ 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Spermaceti-refiner, a person who purifies spermaceti, chiefly by pressure and crystallization. Draft additions September 2019 spermaceti organ n. (in the head of a sperm whale) a large membrane-lined sac containing spermaceti; cf. case n.² 11.The spermaceti organ is thought to aid in the regulation of buoyancy and in focusing and amplifying the whale's acoustic signals. [After French organe du spermaceti (1885 in the article referred to in quot. 1887).] ΚΠ 1887 Zool. Rec. 1886 Mamm. 59 Pouchet & Beauregard.., on the development of the spermaceti organ. 1986 Amer. Naturalist 128 454 With lengthened jaws and a huge spermaceti organ, the head of a large male sperm whale may constitute up to one-third of the total body mass. 2008 E. Kelsey Watching Giants x. 71 The spermaceti organ is a strange thing: the world's most powerful natural sonar system. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1471
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