Spermaceti Definition

spûrmə-sētē, -sĕtē
noun
A white, waxlike substance taken from the oil in the head of a sperm whale or dolphin, used in making cosmetics, ointments, candles, etc.
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Origin of Spermaceti

  • Middle English from Medieval Latin spermacētī Late Latin sperma semen sperm1 Latin cētī genitive of cētus whale Cetus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Spermaceti Sentence Examples

  • Tallow candles as a substitute for whale-oil had been introduced, and the British market was closed by a duty of £r8 a ton on oil; a bounty offered by the Massachusetts legislature (£5 on white and £ 3 on yellow or brown spermaceti, and £2 on whale-oil per ton) was of slight assistance.

  • The cetyl ester is spermaceti, and the myricyl ester is largely present in beeswax.

  • The most important whale-oil is sperm or spermaceti oil, yielded by the sperm-whales.

  • With lowering of the temperature stearin, accompanied with a small proportion of spermaceti, separates from the oil, and a little under the freezingpoint nearly the whole of these constituents may be crystallized out.

  • Spermaceti wax had to be purchased in most households, but it could be blended with tallow as well, making the candles more economical.

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