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ambergris (<animal material by excretions, secretions, and fluids>, <animal material by form or function>, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: A waxy, odorous substance of marbled ashy color produced in the intestines of the sperm whale, and often found floating in tropical seas, or on the seashore. Formerly used as an ingredient in perfumery to prevent evaporation, more recently it has been replaced in this function by synthetic substances.
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| ambergris (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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| ambergrease (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| 龍涎香 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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| lóng xián xiāng (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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| long xian xiang (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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| lung hsien hsiang (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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| amber (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| Ambras (C,U,German,D,PN)
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| Ambra (C,U,German-P,AD,SN)
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| ambra (escrezione) (C,U,Italian-P,D,U,N)
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| ámbar gris (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,N)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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................ biological material (G) |
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.................... animal material (G) |
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........................ <animal material by form or function> (G) |
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............................ <animal material by excretions, secretions, and fluids> (G) |
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................................ ambergris (G) |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 蠟狀、大理石紋灰色的芳香物質，在抹香鯨的大腸所內產生，常被發現漂浮於熱帶海域或海岸，過去被當作香水的成分，用以防止蒸發，近來，此功能已被合成物質所取代。 |
| Dutch ..... Wasachtige, sterk geurende substantie die door de darmen van de potvis wordt geproduceerd en die vaak drijvend op het zeeoppervlak of langs de kust wordt aangetroffen. Vroeger werd amber gebruikt als bestanddeel van parfums om vervluchtiging te voorkomen. Tegenwoordig worden daar synthetische vervangingsmiddelen voor gebruikt. |
| German ..... Eine wachsartige, wohlriechende Substanz mit grau marmorierter Farbgebung, die im Darm des Pottwals produziert wird und oft in tropischen Gewässern auf der Wasseroberfläche schwimmt oder aber an der Küste angeschwemmt wird. Früher als Substanz in der Parfümherstellung verwendet, um das Verdampfen zu verhindern; in jüngerer Zeit ist es in dieser Funktion durch synthetische Stoffe ersetzt worden. |
| Spanish ..... Una sustancia cerosa y olorosa producida por los intestinos de la ballena macho y muchas veces se encuentra flotando sobre el mar o en el bordemar. Antiguamente se empleaba como ingrediente en perfumería para prevenir evaporación y más recientemente esta función ha sido reemplazada por sustancias sintéticas. |
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Zanzibar copal (resin) |
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(copal, resin (organic material), ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300012921] |
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