ambrein

noun

am·​brein

ˈamˌbrān,

-brēə̇n

variants or less commonly ambrain

ˈamˌbrān,

-brəˌin

plural -s

: a crystalline triterpenoid alcohol C₃₀H₅₁OH obtained from ambergris

Word History

Etymology

French ambréine, from ambre amber (from Latin ambra) + -ine -in

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

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