"spermaceti" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌspɜːməˈsiːti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /spɚməˈsiːti/ [General-American], /spɚməˈsɛti/ [General-American], /spɚməˈsɪti/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spermaceti.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Latin sperma (“sperm”) + Latin cētī (“of the whale”, genitive of cētus). Etymology templates: {{m|la|cētus}} cētus, {{af|en|sperma|cētī|lang1=la|lang2=la|pos2=genitive of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">cētus</i>|t1=sperm|t2=of the whale}} Latin sperma (“sperm”) + Latin cētī (“of the whale”, genitive of cētus) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} spermaceti (uncountable)
  1. A wax obtained from the head of sperm whales and used to make cosmetics etc. Wikidata QID: Q369682 Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Whales Derived forms: spermaceti whale, spermaceti organ Translations (wax obtained from the head of sperm whale): спермацет (spermacet) [masculine] (Bulgarian), китова мас (kitova mas) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 鯨蠟 (Chinese Mandarin), 鲸蜡 (jīnglà) (Chinese Mandarin), 鯨腦 (Chinese Mandarin), 鲸脑 (jīngnǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), spermaseetti (Finnish), Walrat [masculine, neuter] (German), Spermazet [neuter] (German), spermaceti [masculine] (Italian), caetaceum [neuter] (Latin), kvalrav [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), spermasett [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), اسپرماچت (ispermaçet) (Ottoman Turkish), بالق نفسی (balık nefesi) (Ottoman Turkish), spermacet [masculine] (Polish), olbrot [masculine] (Polish), спермаце́т (spermacét) [masculine] (Russian), esperma de ballena [feminine] (Spanish), espermaceti [masculine] (Spanish), valrav [common-gender] (Swedish), esperma (Tagalog), ispermeçet (tr) (Turkish), balık nefesi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-spermaceti-en-noun-en:Q369682 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Ottoman Turkish terms in nonstandard scripts, Whaling

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