Animal Material
Any Material Derived from an Animal.
feathers- the light waterproof structure forming the external covering of birdsanimal oil- any oil obtained from animal substancesdetin- a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a toothosseous tissue- the porous calcified substance from which bones are madehorn- the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nailsshell- the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animalsanimal fat- any fat obtained from animalsdown- soft fine feathersambergris- waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfumelac- resin like substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing waxanimal glue- a protein gelatin obtained by boiling e.g. skins and hoofs of cattle and horsestusk- a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walrusesbaleen- a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsetsblubber- an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oilbone fat- fatty matter in bones extracted with solvents or by boiling or steaming; used chiefly in candles and cheap soaps and in lubricating greasesbone oil- the liquid portion of bone fat; used as a lubricant and in leather manufacturebutter fat- the fatty substance of milk from which butter is madecod liver oil - an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes; taken orally as a source of vitamins A and Dtallow- obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricantsbeeswax- a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs
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