Definition for Sperm

sperm, n. [OFr < L. < Gk. 'to sow'.]

Spermaceti; white, fatty, waxlike substance taken from the oil in the head of a sperm whale or related cetacean; cetyl palmitate and other esters of fatty acids, and used in making ointments, cosmetics, and candles.

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