( n. )
A white waxy substance, found in small quantities in spermaceti as an ethereal salt of several fatty acids, and regarded as an alcohol of the methane series.
( n. )
A white waxy substance, found in small quantities in spermaceti as an ethereal salt of several fatty acids, and regarded as an alcohol of the methane series.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012