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spermaceti

sper·ma·ceti

UK/ˌspɜːməˈsiːti/ US/spɚməˈsiːti/ uncommon

noun

1.

a white waxy substance from oil of the sperm whale

Origin

From Latin sperma (“sperm”) + Latin cētī (“of the whale”, genitive of cētus).

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