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		...A substance, such as spermaceti, associated with the sperm whale.
		...Inflected forms: pl. sper·ma·ce·tis A white, waxy substance consisting of various esters of fatty acids, obtained from the head of the sperm whale or another cetacean...
		...of tropical and temperate oceans, whose massive head has a cavity containing sperm oil and spermaceti and whose long intestines often contain ambergris.
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	Spermaceti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Spermaceti (from Latin sperma, seed, and cetus, whale) is a wax present in the head cavities of the Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) and in the blubber of all whales.
		Spermaceti is extracted from whale oil by crystallisation at 6 °C, when treated by pressure and a chemical solution of caustic alkali.
		Spermaceti consists principally of cetyl palmitate (ester of cetyl alcohol and palmitic acid), C
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spermaceti (284 words)

	Save the Whales
		Spermaceti is another valuable substance found within the body of a sperm whale.
		The cavity containing this oil is called the spermaceti organ and accounts for the large sperm whale head.
		It is believed the spermaceti organ is involved with its deep-diving capabilities and also with the sperm whales' echolocation facilities.
	www.savethewhales.org /sperm.html (622 words)

	The face that sank the Essex: potential function of the spermaceti organ in aggression -- Carrier et al. 205 (12): 1755 ...
		spermaceti organ, evolved as a battering ram to injure an opponent.
		The relative size and position of the two oil-containing compartments of the spermaceti organ, the spermaceti and junk, are shown in relation to the skull.
		the mass of the spermaceti organ is composed primarily of a
	jeb.biologists.org /cgi/content/full/205/12/1755 (4941 words)

	Whale Physiology
		The spermaceti organ is unique to the sperm whale and may contribute to its ability to submerge and remain at great depths.
		The temperature of the water and the spermaceti oil is 33 degrees Celsius when the sperm whale rests at the surface of the water.
		The intake of water through the two nasal passages, particularly the right passage which passes through the core of the spermaceti organ and its two sacs cover the front and back of the organ, quickly cools the spermaceti oil so that its buoyancy is decreased for a deep dive.
	www.uwrf.edu /biology/electives_dir/444_dir/VSmith/Page1.html (2257 words)

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		Scientists have speculated that the bulb may focus the whale's vocalizations into a tight beam, capable of sonically stunning prey, or that it may cause the sounds to resonate, thereby increasing the appeal of a whale's song to potential mates.
		The spermaceti organ actually consists of two main chambers: a lower section called the junk, which is filled with its own oil plus baffles of connective tissue, and, atop the junk, a chamber often called the case, containing the valuable spermaceti oil.
		A conservative estimate is that the spermaceti organ is ten times better at absorbing energy than the (relatively!) thin layer of fatty tissue that covers the rest of the whale.
	biomechanics.bio.uci.edu /_html/nh_biomech/whale/whale.htm (1051 words)

	processing spermaceti
		This is different to the normal kind of whale oil from blubber that is used by the whale for insulation and also for food storage, it therefore has different properties.
		Spermaceti is a liquid when warm (when obtained from the whale) and turns to a white solid on contact with air and when it cools.
		This are pictures of a shore processing factory where the spermaceti brought back in barrels by whaling ships is being turned into whale oil products - mainly high quality candles.
	www.coolantarctica.com /gallery/whales_whaling/0012.htm (173 words)

	Sperm Whale (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Spermaceti is in the spermaceti organ or case in front of and above the of the whale and also in the junk which is right at the front the whale's head just above the upper The case consists of a soft white saturated with spermaceti.
		The precise function of spermaceti and the it fills is not known but at three (not necessarily mutually exclusive) hypotheses exist:
		Spermaceti was much sought after by 18th and 20th century whalers.
	www.freeglossary.com /Sperm_whale (2183 words)

	Topical ointment - Patent 5179086
		White or yellow beeswax, or also spermaceti or a spermaceti substitute, and the percentage of water (aqua destillata) influence the consistency of a readily spreadable ointment.
		Spermaceti (cetaceum) is a white waxlike composition that is obtained from the head cavity of the sperm whale and chemically primarily comprises cetyl palmitate.
		An ointment that comprises from 20 to 40% by weight vaseline, 25 to 45% by weight jojoba oil, 2 to 6% by weight cholesterol, 2 to 8% by weight beeswax, spermaceti or a spermaceti substitute, and 15 to 30% by weight water has proved to be particularly effective in treating psoriasis.
	www.freepatentsonline.com /5179086.html (2007 words)

	~ The Ladies of Reenacting ~ Victorian Cosmetics and Toiletries ~
		The lard will rise to the surface, and when cold must be removed from the fluid juice; the same manipulation being repeated as often as required, according to the strength of odor of the fruit desired in the grease.
		Melt the stearine with the lard, then keep it constantly in motion while it cools, now beat the grease in a mortar, gradually adding the essence of cucumbers; continue to beat the whole until the spirit is evaporated, and the pomade is beautifully white.
		Cold cream is often used; it is made with a quarter of an ounce of spermaceti, and a quarter of an ounce of white wax; dissolve by putting the basin in which you are going to mix it in hot water; then add one ounce of oil of almonds and rose-water.
	www.ladiesofreenacting.com /Victoriancosmetics.html (739 words)

	WWF \| Whales and Dolphins \| Sperm Whales
		Sperm whales were not hunted for their meat, which was considered unpalatable, but for two commercially valuable products: ambergris and spermaceti.
		Spermaceti, a very fine, clear oil found in the head of the sperm whale, was once used in cosmetics, ointments and candles.
		Spermaceti may play a role in the whale's echolocation and regulation of buoyancy.
	www.worldwildlife.org /cetaceans/subspecies/subspecies_sw.cfm (377 words)

	"Beginning with Candle Making A History of the Whaling Museum " Historic Nantucket article from the Nantucket ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the same way the basic design of its spermaceti press belies the intricate nature of colonial candle manufacturing, the simplicity of the Richard Mitchell and Sons manufactory (today known as the Whaling Museum) belies the role Nantucket played in Colonial America, Great Britain, and, to a lesser degree, France.
		While the general nature of converting headmatter into spermaceti candles is documented, the exact process remains elusive.
		The mixture clarified and whitened the spermaceti; eventually, vapors from the hot mixture removed any residue from both the water and potash.
	www.nha.org /history/hn/HNWhalingmus.htm (1951 words)

	Atkin & Co. - Spermaceti
		Spermaceti is designed after the manner of all those small boats made famous by the fishermen of the Jersey coast -- of Highland Beach, of Gallilee, of Seabright, of Long Branch, of Deal, and of all those fishing towns that spread from Sandy Hook to Cape May.
		Spermaceti is 27 feet 10 inches in length; 26 feet on the water line; 8 feet in breadth; and 2 feet draft.
		She is a wholesome little boat having freeboard at the bow of 3 feet 3 inches and at the stern, 2 feet 2 inches.
	www.boat-links.com /Atkinco/Utilities/Spermaceti.html (314 words)

	Definition of spermaceti - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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	Whaling: American Whaling (Site not responding. Last check: )
		By the late 1700s most voyages were all the way to the South Pacific (sometimes by way of the dreaded Cape Horn, at the tip of South America, and sometimes by the longer route around the Cape of Good Hope, at the tip of South Africa).
		The sperm oil resulted from the ‘trying out’ of the blubber (cooking the blubber in the try pots on the whaling ships) and was used in lamps and as a lubricant.
		The spermaceti came directly from the head of the sperm whale (other whale species do not have this) and was removed by a bucket from the dead whale.
	www.biosbcc.net /ocean/marinesci/06future/wham.htm (719 words)

	"Song of the Whale" * Cetacean Information (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The radius and ulna of whales are fused at the (elbow to the humerus), providing a strong, yet immobile joint, for increased efficiency and stability.
		The spermaceti organ is a huge cavity filled with a waxy substance known as spermaceti
		The spermaceti organ may also play a role in focusing sounds produced by the whale during echolocation, by changing the shape of the organ to control how narrow or wide the beam of sound emitted will become.
	www.whalesongs.org /cetacean/sperm_whales/sperm_internal.html (311 words)

	Aquarium of the Pacific (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The common name was derived from a milky-white substance called spermaceti contained in an organ in the whales’ head which was though to contain sperm.
		Spermaceti is a semi-liquid wax like substance found in the spermaceti organ or case in the front of and above the skull of a sperm whale’s head and also in a structure called the junk at the front of the whale’s head above the upper jaw.
		Processed spermaceti had many uses: as a very fine lubricating oil for delicate instruments, additive in motor oils and rust-proofing materials, in many pharmaceutical compounds, manufacture of high quality, smokeless candles, and later as a base for cosmetics, etc. The exact function of the spermaceti-filled organs is still not known.
	www.aquariumofpacific.org /ANIMAL_DATABASE/ADBprint.asp?id=126 (2082 words)

	Thomas Beale. The natural history of the sperm whale : its anatomy and physiology, food, spermaceti, ambergris, rise ...
		In the right side of the nose, and upper surface of the head, is a large, almost triangular-shaped cavity, called by whalers the "case," which is lined with a beautiful glistening membrane, and covered by a thick layer of muscular fibres and small tendons, running in various directions, and finally united by common integuments.
		This is perhaps most remarkable in the spermaceti whale, for on a general view of the bones of the head it is impossible to determine where the cavity of the skull lies, till led to it by the foramen magnum occipitale.
		In the spermaceti and bottle-nose whales, the grampus and the porpoise, the lower jaws, especially at the posterior ends, resemble each other, but in the large and small whalebone whales the shape differs considerably.
	www.du.edu /~ttyler/ploughboy/bealenew.htm (8696 words)

	Chapter Sperage <i>to</i> Sphenotic of S by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)
		a fatty oil found as a liquid, with spermaceti, in the head cavities of the sperm whale.
		A white waxy substance obtained from cavities in the head of the sperm whale, and used making candles, oilments, cosmetics, etc. It consists essentially of ethereal salts of palmitic acid with ethal and other hydrocarbon bases.
		The substance of spermaceti after the removal of certain impurities is sometimes called cetin.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/257/1210/24106/1.html (271 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for spermaceti
		spermaceti SPERMACETI [spermaceti], solid waxy substance, white, odorless, and tasteless, separated from the oils obtained from the sperm whale (see sperm oil) and other marine mammals.
		Most are dark blue-fl all over; a few have white undersides.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "spermaceti" at HighBeam.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=spermaceti (410 words)

	Trying Out the Oil
		With the blubber removed, the sperm whale’s head is cut from its body and raised onto the deck.
		A hole is cut in the whale’s skull to drain the spermaceti – as much as 528 gallons (2,000 litres) from a large whale.
		Ropes and pulleys are used to pull the whale’s teeth from its jawbone.
	www.salariya.com /web_books/whaling/trying/trying.html (235 words)

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		The growth of the whaling industry in the late 18th century brought the first major change in candlemaking since the Middle Ages, when spermaceti, a wax obtained by crystallizing sperm whale oil, became available in quantity.
		Like beeswax, the spermaceti wax did not elicit a repugnant odor when burned.
		Furthermore, spermaceti wax was found harder than both tallow and beeswax.
	www.candlecomfort.com /historyofcandles.html (1216 words)

	The World Market for Beeswax, Insect Waxes, and Spermaceti: A 2004 Global Trade
		I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for beeswax, insect waxes, and spermaceti for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports.
		The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for each region, is based on a model which aggregates across country markets and projects these to the current year.
		Combined, Chapters 3 and 4 present the complete picture for imports and exports of beeswax, insect waxes, and spermaceti to and from all major countries in the world.
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	Why Did They Hunt Whales?
		They used spermaceti for burning lanterns and candles.
		The spermaceti was the cleanest burning oil known on Earth at that time.
		The spermaceti was found in a sack in the whale’s head.
	www.ri.net /stphils/index_files/page0001.html (110 words)

	How did the sperm whale get its name? - Answerbag.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Sperm Whale was named after the milky-white semiliquid waxy substance "spermaceti" found in its head and originally mistaken for sperm.
		The precise function of spermaceti and the organs it fills is not known yet, but the role of spermaceti as a sexual selector is currently the most in vogue.
		Spermaceti was much sought after by 18th, 19th and 20th century whalers.
	www.answerbag.com /q_view.php/16590 (409 words)

	HISTORY OF WAXES
		The major use of beeswax is in the cosmetic industry, with smaller amounts used in pharmaceuticals and candle production.
		Spermaceti [8002-23-il is derived from the head oil of the perm whale.
		Owing to the present status of the sperm whale as an endangered species, however, the material is no longer an item of commerce and has been replaced by other natural and synthetic waxes.
	wax.4mg.com /history_of_waxes.htm (4607 words)

	Eco, the environmental voice at the International Whaling Commission meeting in Sorrento, Italy, July 2004—Issue 3
		Japanese slogans, promoted by the government and their desperate whaling industry, have gone beyond merely extolling the taste of whalemeat, to claims that eating of whale keeps people in fine fettle, physiologically and physically.
		In the past, spermaceti was touted as a cure for blows, cuts and bruises, internal injuries, coughs, abscesses, intestinal infections, ulcers, syphilis, and skin disorders.
		Although whale spermaceti has nothing to do with whale or human sperm, the assumed advantages for males in seeking sexual benefits from spermaceti are ripe for exploitation.
	www.earthisland.org /immp/eco2004_issue3.html (2089 words)

	Spermaceti Cove LSS
		For example, the 1882 position is given as "east of the upper end of cove." The station is listed as being active in 1940, but does not appear on the 1945 list of stations after the war.
		A color period postcard of the Spermaceti Cove LSS.
		"U.S. SPERMACETI - COVE - STATION - 1930"; no photo number; photographer unknown.
	www.uscg.mil /history/STATIONS/SPERMACETI%20COVE.html (337 words)

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