| Ambergris (ambergris) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Am"ber*gris |
| [F. ambre gris,
i. e., gray amber; F. gris gray, which is of German origin: cf. OS.
grîs, G. greis, gray-haired. See Amber.] |
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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