单词 | spermaceti |
释义 | spermaceti[ spur-muh-set-ee, -see-tee ] / ˌspɜr məˈsɛt i, -ˈsi ti / noun Chemistry, Pharmacology.a pearly white, waxy, translucent solid, obtained from the oil in the head of the sperm whale: used chiefly in cosmetics and candles, and as an emollient. Also called cetaceum. Origin of spermaceti1425–75; late Middle English sperma cete<Medieval Latin sperma cētī sperm of whale (see sperm1, cet-) OTHER WORDS FROM spermacetisper·ma·cet·i·like, adjectiveWords nearby spermacetispent gnat, speos, Speranski, sperm, sperma-, spermaceti, spermacytic seminoma, spermagonium, -spermal, spermary, sperm-aster Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spermacetiBritish Dictionary definitions for spermacetispermaceti / (ˌspɜːməˈsɛtɪ, -ˈsiːtɪ) / nouna white waxy substance obtained from oil from the head of the sperm whale: used in cosmetics, candles, ointments, etc Word Origin for spermacetiC15: from Medieval Latin sperma cētī whale's sperm, from sperma sperm 1 + Latin cētus whale, from Greek kētos Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for spermacetispermaceti [ spûr′mə-sē′tē ] A white, waxy substance that is obtained from the head of the sperm whale and sometimes other whales, porpoises, and dolphins, and was once widely used to make candles, ointments, and cosmetics. Spermaceti is a liquid at body temperature and consists primarily of fatty alcohols and esters of fatty acids. Spermaceti is produced by the spermaceti organ, a huge melon-shaped sac that may function as a battering ram in aggressive behavior between males. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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