Perfumes ambergris components

The smell of ambergris can vary from mildly sweet and earthy to downright stinky and offensive. It is unsurpassed as a fixative of all kinds of scents and has been sought after for hundreds of years as a necessary component in fine perfume. It is also used in medicines, as an aphrodisiac, and as an flavor-enhancing additive in food and wine. Ambergris has been synthesized with some success. 

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