spermaceti

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spermaceti

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Da sperma e cetaceo

noun

  1. sostanza cerosa contenuta nella testa del capodoglio, che si usa per produrre candele e pomate

In English

  • sperm sperm oil, spermaceti
  • spermaceti wax obtained from the head of sperm whale

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@misc{spermaceti_2026,
  title = {spermaceti},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/spermaceti},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}