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