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/ˈambərˌgris/,/-ˌgrē(s)/,
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A waxlike substance that originates as a secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale, found floating in tropical seas and used in perfume manufacture,
  1. A waxlike substance that originates as a secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale, found floating in tropical seas and used in perfume manufacture

  1. waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume
  2. Ambergris (Ambra grisea, Ambre gris, ambergrease, or grey amber) is a solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull gray or blackish color produced in the digestive system of and regurgitated by sperm whales.
  3. An aromatic substance occasionally found in the gastrointestinal tract of some great whales, formerly valued greatly in the manufacture of perfumes.
  4. a sperm whale secretion. Sperm whales produce it to protect their stomachs from the beaks of the cuttlefish they swallow. ...
  5. From the old French ambre gris meaning "grey amber", it is a grayish waxy substance found only in the intestines of most sperm whales. It was used as a fixative in the perfume industry.
  6. a solid, opaque, ash-colored substance used in perfumery
  7. Ambergris gives a sensual effect to a fragrance. It is a pathological excretion from the sperm whale which is often found washed ashore on beaches.
  8. waxy material found in the intestinal tract of sperm whales presumably to help with the digestive passage of squids' beaks. The largest hunk of ambergris found was 926 pounds. It is used as a fixative for perfumes and, in some countries, as an aphrodisiac.
  9. (the synthetic is known as amber in the perfumery world) is a substance excreted by the sperm whale after eating cuttlefish and found in lumps of varying size floating in tropical seas or washed ashore. Ambergris must be weathered for at least three years before use. ...
  10. Used as a fixative in some perfumes. Has also been used as a food ingredient, though rarely. You really don't want to know where it comes from, but if you must, click here.