ambrein
noun
am·brein
ˈamˌbrān,
-brēə̇n
variants or less commonly ambrain
ˈamˌbrān,
-brəˌin
plural -s
: a crystalline triterpenoid alcohol C30H51OH obtained from ambergris
Word History
Etymology
French ambréine, from ambre amber (from Latin ambra) + -ine -in
First Known Use
1828, in the meaning defined above
- processibilities
- processibility
- processible
- processing
- procession
- procession flower
- procession moth
- processional
- processional moth
- processionally
- processionals
- processionary
- processionary caterpillar
- processionary moth
- processioned
- processioner
- processioners
- processioning
- processionings
- processionist
- processionize
- processions
- processive
- processor
- processors