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What (who) is Ambergris - definition

SUBSTANCE PRODUCED IN THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF SPERM WHALES

Ambra grisea; Amber grease; Ambra grisia; Ambarum; Ambergreece; Ambergris Tincture; Ambergrease; Amber gris; Ambre gris; Grey amber; Gray amber; Ambrinol; Ambergri; Ambrien

Ambergris

·noun 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.

ambergris

['amb?gr?s, -i:s]

¦ noun a wax-like secretion of the intestines of the sperm whale, found floating in tropical seas and used in perfume manufacture.

Origin

ME: from OFr. ambre gris 'grey amber', as distinct from amber jaune 'yellow amber' (the resin).

Ambergris

Ambergris ( or , , ), ambergrease, or grey amber is a solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish colour produced in the digestive system of sperm whales. Freshly produced ambergris has a marine, fecal odor.

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Ambergris

Ambergris ( or , Latin: ambra grisea, Old French: ambre gris), ambergrease, or grey amber is a solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish colour produced in the digestive system of sperm whales. Freshly produced ambergris has a marine, fecal odor. It acquires a sweet, earthy scent as it ages, commonly likened to the fragrance of isopropyl alcohol without the vaporous chemical astringency.

Ambergris has been highly valued by perfume makers as a fixative that allows the scent to endure much longer, although it has been mostly replaced by synthetic ambroxide. Dogs are attracted to the smell of ambergris and are sometimes used by ambergris searchers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambergris

Examples of use of Ambergris

1. Initially, ambergris is a soft, foul–smelling waste matter that floats on the ocean.

2. Long lusted–after due to its rarity, ambergris can float upon the oceans for years before washing ashore on beaches.

3. "I immediately decided it was ambergris – it couldn‘t be anything else," Mr Jury told Australia‘s ABC radio.

4. The hard beaks of giant squid, a main source of food for the whale, have often been found inside lumps of ambergris.

5. The government evacuated Caye Caulker and Ambergris Caye – both popular with American tourists – and ordered a dusk–to–dawn curfew from Belize City north to the Mexican border.