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am·ber·gris
/ˈæmbɚ/
龍涎香
From:
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am·ber·gris
/ˈæmbɝˌgrɪs, ˌgrɪ(s)/
名詞
龍涎香(中藥)
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Am·ber·gris
n.
A
substance
of
the
consistence
of
wax
,
found
floating
in
the
Indian
Ocean
and
other
parts
of
the
tropics
,
and
also
as
a
morbid
secretion
in
the
intestines
of
the
sperm
whale
(
Physeter macrocephalus
),
which
is
believed
to
be
in
all
cases
its
true
origin
.
In
color
it
is
white
,
ash-gray
,
yellow
,
or
black
,
and
often
variegated
like
marble
.
The
floating
masses
are
sometimes
from
sixty
to
two
hundred
and
twenty-five
pounds
in
weight
.
It
is
wholly
volatilized
as
a
white
vapor
at
212°
Fahrenheit
,
and
is
highly
valued
in
perfumery
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
ambergris
n
:
waxy
substance
secreted
by
the
sperm
whale
and
found
floating
at
sea
or
washed
ashore
;
used
in
perfume
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