Indonesian Meaning of ambergris

amber

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Definitions and Meaning of ambergris in English

Wordnet

ambergris (n)

waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume

Webster

ambergris (n.)

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

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amber

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amber-green => hijau-kekuningan, ambergrease => amber, amberfish => Kakap kuning, ambered => berwarna kuning, amberboa moschata => Kembang ampela,