- oil of sperm
- спермацетовый жир; спермацет
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oil of sperm
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sperm — sperm1 [spʉrm] n. [ME sperme < MFr esperme < LL sperma < Gr, seed, germ < speirein, to sow, scatter: for IE base see SPARK1] 1. the male generative fluid; semen pl. sperm or sperms 2. a male gamete, esp. a spermatozoon rather than a… … English World dictionary
oil — Synonyms and related words: Barbados tar, Haliver Oil, Macassar oil, absinthe, adipose tissue, adulation, aid, alcohol, animal oils, anoint, anthracene oil, aquarelle, asphalt base oil, avocado oil, balm, balsam, bay oil, beechnut oil, beef… … Moby Thesaurus
Sperm whale — Sperm Whale[1] Size compared to an average human … Wikipedia
Sperm oil — Sperm Sperm, n.[Contr. fr. spermaceti.] Spermaceti. [1913 Webster] {Sperm oil}, a fatty oil found as a liquid, with spermaceti, in the head cavities of the sperm whale. {Sperm whale}. (Zo[ o]l.) See in the Vocabulary. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sperm — Sperm, n.[Contr. fr. spermaceti.] Spermaceti. [1913 Webster] {Sperm oil}, a fatty oil found as a liquid, with spermaceti, in the head cavities of the sperm whale. {Sperm whale}. (Zo[ o]l.) See in the Vocabulary. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sperm whale — Sperm Sperm, n.[Contr. fr. spermaceti.] Spermaceti. [1913 Webster] {Sperm oil}, a fatty oil found as a liquid, with spermaceti, in the head cavities of the sperm whale. {Sperm whale}. (Zo[ o]l.) See in the Vocabulary. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sperm whale — (Zo[ o]l.) A very large toothed whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case, filled with oil and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sperm-whale porpoise — Sperm whale Sperm whale (Zo[ o]l.) A very large toothed whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sperm oil — ► NOUN ▪ an oil found with spermaceti in the head of the sperm whale, used formerly as a lubricant … English terms dictionary
sperm oil — n. a valuable lubricating oil from the sperm whale … English World dictionary
sperm whale — 1830, shortening of spermaceti whale (so called because the waxy substance in its head was mistaken for sperm), from spermaceti (1471), from M.L. sperma ceti sperm of a whale, from L. sperma (see SPERM (Cf. sperm)) + cetus large sea animal (see… … Etymology dictionary
