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spermaceti::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | wax |
Examples of spermaceti
spermaceti
The case consists of a soft white, waxy substance saturated with spermaceti oil.
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The skull may shed light on the function of the mysterious spermaceti organ.
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Like other sperm whales, the Dwarf sperm whale has a spermaceti organ in its forehead.
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The spermaceti fluid is used to focus loud clicks, which the whales use for echolocation.
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Spermaceti found many important uses, such as candles, soap, cosmetics and machine oil.
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Spermaceti occurs in large amounts in the head oil of the sperm whale.
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The name comes from the milky-white waxy substance, spermaceti, found in the animal's head.
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The sound then travels backwards along the length of the nose through the spermaceti organ.
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The whalers were seeking whale oil and the spermaceti that was found in the whales'large heads.
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- A white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale
- Spermaceti (from Greek sperma, seed, and Latin cetus, whale) sometimes erroneously called parmaceti is a wax present in the head cavities of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). ...
- Mistakenly thought to be sperm whale semen by the 16th and 16th century whalers, it is a white translucent mixture of oil and wax found in the spermaceti organ or "case", located in the top portion of a sperm whale's head.
- Waxy oil used in margarines, skin creams, candles, shampoos, etc. Derived from the heads of sperm whales and dolphins.
