ambergris

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for ambergris

ambergris 🔊 /æˈmbɚgɹɪs/

ambergris : තල් මසුන් බඩේ හැදෙන සුවඳ ජාතියක්

ambergris : නිවර්තන කලාපීය මුහුදු මත ඇති වන සුවඳ වර්ගයක්

ambergris : තල්මසුන්ගේ බඩවැලේ ඇති වන සුවඳ වර්ගයක්

ambergris definition

Noun. A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), which is believed to be in all cases its true origiNoun. In color it is white, ash-gray, yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and twenty-five pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a white vapor at 212¡ Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in perfumery.