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ambergris
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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ambergris wax-like substance found floating in tropical seas, and in the intestines of the sperm whale. XV. — (O)F.
ambre gris ‘grey amber’; this is the orig. sense of
amber (cf. preco), the word
gris being added to distinguish the cetaceous secretion.
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Ambergris Cay Airport at Turks & Caicos Sporting Club Certified to Receive International Flights.
PR Newswire; 6/3/2008; 700+ words
; AMBERGRIS CAY, TURKS & CAICOS, British West Indies, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Turks & Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay is pleased to announce that Ambergris Cay Airport has been certified by the United Kingdom to...
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C.D. Clarke Inaugurates Turks & Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay Guest Artist Program.
PR Newswire; 4/23/2008; 700+ words
; AMBERGRIS CAY, Turks & Caicos, BWI, April...beauty of the pristine, private island of Ambergris Cay through the Turks & Caicos...in abundance on the private island of Ambergris Cay. An avid fisherman and accomplished...
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The chemistry of ambergris. (Organic Synthesis)
Magazine article from: Chemistry and Industry; 8/20/1990; ; 700+ words
; The Chemistry of Ambergris Ambergris, with its subtle, sweet yet woody smell, has been coveted as a perfume since ancient times. These days, most of the ambergris used in perfumery is of synthetic or semi-synthetic origin...
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Turks & Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay Donates $25,000 to Hurricane Ike Disaster Relief Trust.
Newspaper article from: Science Letter; 11/4/2008; 700+ words
; ...Turks & Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay donates $25,000 to the Hurricane...Turks & Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay). After the treachery of Hurricanes...Turks & Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay. "We are extremely grateful for...
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Ambergris kicks off SAP project.
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 1/28/2004; 645 words
; Ambergris Solutions, a leadinglocal customer care...control of its financial operations. "Ambergris is expanding at a really rapid rate we...such as ours," said Dave Crawford, Ambergris vice president for IT. Called M3Lite...
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Turks & Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay Donates US$25,000 to Hurricane Ike Disaster Relief Trust.
PR Newswire Europe; 10/23/2008; 700+ words
; ...Turks & Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay donates US$25,000 to the Hurricane...Turks & Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay. "We are extremely grateful for...the Turks & Caicos Community, Ambergris Cay takes great pride in supporting the...
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Australian Couple Hits Ambergris Jackpot
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 1/25/2006; ; 560 words
; ...Considered (NPR) 01-25-2006 Australian Couple Hits Ambergris Jackpot Host: MICHELE NORRIS Time: 04:00-05...describe, it's not a goiter. It might be an ambergris or an ambergris. And they said, you know, good luck if it is...
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Turks & Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay Announces Official Opening of Longest Private Airstrip in Caribbean.
PR Newswire Europe; 2/21/2008; 700 words
; AMBERGRIS CAY, Turks & Caicos, BWI, February...Turks & Caicos Sporting Club at Ambergris Cay, a 1,100-acre private residential...their own private Caribbean island. Ambergris Cay Airport accommodates many types of...
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Dive into wonder in Ambergris Caye
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times (IL); 6/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...coral reef in the world, Belize's Ambergris Caye draws boatloads of divers and snorkelers...tour Mayan temples and jungle caves. Ambergris Caye is a quirky little island where...off Belize.) Excursions depart from Ambergris Caye early in the morning to the 400...
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WALES: Beachcombers told discovery is not valuable ambergris.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 3/6/2008; 644 words
; ...d found pounds 550,000 of valuable ambergris on a North Wales beach have been told...substance known as "floating gold". Ambergris is whale vomit which, over time, turns...people who found the pungent treasure of ambergris near Llandrillo yn Rhos and Shell Island...
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ambergris
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
ambergris is a grey, light waxy, rather malodorous...ranging from grey to brownish yellow. Ambergris is probably regurgitated by sperm whales...www.netstrider.com/documents/ambergris/miscellany/ M. V. Angel
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Formulation Chemistry
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
...lemon oils. Later processes blended animal products such as ambergris and musk. The first perfumes were probably developed to mask...ylang or vanilla, geranium, mint, lemon, fixatives such as ambergris or musk, and water or alcohols. The formulation of perfumes...
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Whaling
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...Whaling, or the commercial hunting of whales, results in oil, ambergris, whalebone, meat, and other various by-products. Whale...used as a lubricant and as an additive in soapmaking, while ambergris is valued as a fixative in perfumes. Native Americans had...
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sperm whale
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...octopus, and cuttlefish. A gray, cheeselike substance called ambergris , valuable as a perfume fixative, forms in the whale's...of New England in the 18th cent. The industries founded on ambergris, sperm oil, and spermaceti resulted in the slaughter of...
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amber
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
amber †ambergris; yellow fossil resin. XIV. ME. aumbre — (O)F. ambre (medL. ambar(e) , ambrum ) — Arab. ' anbar ambergris, amber.
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