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Meaning of "sperm oil" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPERM OIL

sperm oil play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPERM OIL

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Sperm oil is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SPERM OIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sperm oil

Sperm oil

Sperm oil is a waxy liquid obtained from sperm whales. It is a clear, yellowish liquid with a very faint odor. Sperm oil has a different composition from common whale oil. Although it is called an "oil", it is technically a liquid wax, being mostly composed of wax esters with only a small proportion of triglycerides. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, sperm oil was prized as an illuminant for its bright, odorless flame and as a lubricant for its low viscosity and stability. It was supplanted in the late 19th century by superior alternatives such as kerosene and petroleum-based lubricants. With the 1987 international ban on whaling, sperm oil is no longer legally sold. The oil from bottlenose whales was sometimes called "Arctic sperm oil". It was cheaper and inferior to true sperm oil.

Definition of sperm oil in the English dictionary

The definition of sperm oil in the dictionary is an oil obtained from the head of the sperm whale, used as a lubricant.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPERM OIL

sperm
sperm bank
sperm count
sperm donor
sperm whale
spermaceti
spermaduct
spermagonia
spermagonium
spermaphyte
spermaphytic
spermaries
spermarium
spermary
spermatheca
spermathecal
spermatia
spermatial
spermatic
spermatic cord

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPERM OIL

argan oil
burn the midnight oil
coconut oil
cooking oil
crude oil
dinkum oil
essential oil
fuel oil
gas oil
heavy crude oil
mineral oil
motor oil
olive oil
palm oil
sunflower oil
sunflower seed oil
the good oil
tung oil
vegetable oil
virgin olive oil

Synonyms and antonyms of sperm oil in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sperm oil» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPERM OIL

Find out the translation of sperm oil to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sperm oil from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sperm oil» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鲸油
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aceite de esperma
570 millions of speakers

English

sperm oil
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शुक्राणु तेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النفط الحيوانات المنوية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сперма масло
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

óleo de esperma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শুক্রাণু তেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´huile de spermaceti
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Minyak sperma
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Waltran
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マッコウクジラ油
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정자 오일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lenga sperma
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dầu tinh trùng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விந்து எண்ணெய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शुक्राणू तेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sperm yağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

olio di sperma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

olej spermy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сперма масло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ulei de sperma
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λάδι σπέρματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

saad olie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spermolja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spermolje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sperm oil

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPERM OIL»

The term «sperm oil» is normally little used and occupies the 132.440 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPERM OIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sperm oil» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sperm oil» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sperm oil

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPERM OIL»

Discover the use of sperm oil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sperm oil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Scientist
In the meantime, Doug Hoyle, Nelson and Colne, who wants Britain to prohibit the importation of sperm oil, has asked the Department of Industry to say what proportion of the total sperm oil produced by the whaling industry is represented by ...
2
New Scientist
A rather more cautious reply in the House of Commons from Alan Williams, Minister of State at the Department of Industry, says that industry in the United Kingdom is committed to finding viable alternatives to sperm oil, and research into ...
3
Encyclopedia of Food and Color Additives
SPERM OIL Synonyms Oil, misc.; Oils, sperm; Sperm oil; Sperm oil, acidulated. Current CAS number 8002-24-2 Other CAS number(s) 8016-72-6; 8016-77-1; 8043-62-7; 8043-63-8 Empirical formula Unknown. Functional use in foods Coating ...
George A. Burdock, 1997
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Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries
Caldera Cobija Coronel Arica Tongoi, IS oil, 2, 750 bbls. Sperm oil, 3,820 bbls.; whale oil, 44S bbls. Reported last quarter .... Sperm oil, 150 bbls.; whale oil, 1,600 bbls. Sperm oil, 750 bbls Sperm oil, 1,890 bbls Sperm oil, 2,625 bbls ; whale oU ...
United States. Dept. of State, 1862
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The History of Modern Whaling
The term "whale oil" has often been used indiscriminately for whale oil and sperm oil. This is actually not correct, as the two products, in their chemical composition and for that reason, too, in their practical application, are entirely different.
Johan Nicolay Tønnessen, Arne Odd Johnsen, 1982
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Mammals in the Seas: General papers and large cetaceans
Adoption of the number instead of the weight criterion therefore sacrifices 3.4 % of the potential sperm oil and meal ... made (1948/49-1972/73) world sperm oil production per whale tended to decline but with large fluctuations in the last years.
‎1981
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Lubricant Additives: Chemistry and Applications, Second Edition
Thus, over 60 years ago, he recognized that the improved stability of sulfurized sperm oil resulted from its monoester structure, compared with the triester structure of SLO. With long-chain monoesters, the sulfur has little potential to form  ...
Leslie R. Rudnick, 2009
8
In Pursuit of Leviathan: Technology, Institutions, ...
ported (U.S. Census Office 1866, 546), "Cotton and woolen factories consume large quantities of sperm oil, each spindle using about half a gallon." If that estimate is correct, in 1860 the New England cotton textile industry alone consumed ...
Lance E. Davis, Robert E. Gallman, Karin Gleiter, 2007
9
Products from Jojoba: A Promising New Crop for Arid Lands
From the current price of sperm oil (404 per pound) and of carnauba wax ($2 per pound), it can be seen that returns per acre from established jojoba plantations would be substantial. CONCLUSION 2 Jojoba and Sperm Oil JOJOBA OIL ...
‎1975
10
Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profits, Jobs and ...
It cost ~$0.5–1 in nominal dollars, comparable to a gallon of kerosene ($0.59 in 1859), whale oil ($0.49 but inferior), or $1.36 (sperm oil), and typically paid back in months. Techniques for finding and lifting oil have made stunning progress.
‎2004

REFERENCE
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