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SPERMACETI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spermaceti mean?
• SPERMACETI (noun)
The noun SPERMACETI has 1 sense:
1. a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale
Familiarity information: SPERMACETI used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("spermaceti" is a kind of...):
wax (any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water)
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