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spermaceti.

A wax obtained from the head of sperm whales and used to make cosmetics, etc; humans separate it out from sperm oil.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌspɜːməˈsiːti/Received-Pronunciation/spɚməˈsiːti/General-American/spɚməˈsɛti/General-American/spɚməˈsɪti/General-American, obsolete, proscribed
  1. A wax obtained from the head of sperm whales and used to make cosmetics, etc; humans separate it out from sperm oil.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Latin sperma (“sperm”) + Latin cētī (“of the whale”, genitive of cētus).

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