ambrein
noun
am·brein
ˈamˌbrān,
-brēə̇n
variants or less commonly ambrain
ˈamˌbrān,
-brəˌin
plural -s
: a crystalline triterpenoid alcohol C30H51OH obtained from ambergris
Word History
Etymology
French ambréine, from ambre amber (from Latin ambra) + -ine -in
First Known Use
1828, in the meaning defined above
- pay over the odds
- pay packet
- pay phone
- pay rate
- pay review
- pay school
- pay sheet
- pay someone a call
- pay someone a compliment
- pay someone a visit
- pay someone no mind
- pay station
- pay streak
- pay stub
- pay stubs
- pay the freight
- pay the piper
- pay through the nose
- pay tribute to
- pay tribute/homage to
- pay up
- pay with one's life
- pay your debt to society
- pay-as-you-go
- pay-cable