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单词 spermaceti
释义
sper·ma·ce·ti (spûrmə-sētē, -sĕtē)
n. pl. sper·ma·ce·tis
A white waxy substance obtained chiefly from the head of the sperm whale, consisting of various esters of fatty acids and formerly used for making candles, ointments, and cosmetics.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin spermacētī : Late Latin sperma, semen; see SPERM1 + Latin cētī, genitive of cētus, whale; see CETUS.]
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