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What does ambergris mean?

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  1. A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.
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Sperm whales also produce ambergris, probably from waste coalescing around indigestible substances in the intestinal tract.
He excavates the skull, and finds six handfuls of ambergris.
It was probably a fatal piece of ambergris that caused his death.
To one pint of highly rectified spirits of wine, put an ounce of the oil of rosemary, and two drams of the essence of ambergris.
The Spaniards flavour it with vanilla, cloves, and cinnamon, and frequently scent it with musk and ambergris.
Then there was a packet of ambergris and Marston knew ambergris was worth much.

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