amber

Summary

amber ranks in the top 0.3% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,170 views/month, #232 of 77,819).^[1]

Key Facts

• amber's image is recorded as Amber Bernstein many stones.jpg^[2].
• ambergris is named after amber^[3].
• amber's GND ID is recorded as 4005818-9^[4].
• amber's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 9000-02-6^[5].
• amber's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85004143^[6].
• amber's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₂H₂₀O^[7].
• amber's subclass of is recorded as organic class of minerals^[8].
• amber's subclass of is recorded as organic gem^[9].
• amber's subclass of is recorded as fossil resin^[10].
• amber's has use is recorded as jewelry^[11].
• amber's has use is recorded as medication^[12].
• amber's has use is recorded as perfume^[13].
• amber's has use is recorded as teething^[14].
• amber's has use is recorded as paleontology^[15].
• amber's Commons category is recorded as Amber^[16].
• amber's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D018647^[17].
• amber's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 1481^[18].
• amber's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0pbc^[19].
• amber's UNII is recorded as 70J9Z0J26P^[20].
• amber's MeSH tree code is recorded as D05.750.078.840.109^[21].
• amber's MeSH tree code is recorded as D20.215.721.500.109^[22].
• amber's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph208845^[23].
• amber's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Amber^[24].
• amber's Commons gallery is recorded as Amber^[25].
• amber's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300012934^[26].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for amber include electron^[27], a type of quantum particle^[28]; amber^[29], a color^[30]; Yantar^[31], a spy ship^[32], founded in 2010^[33]; Yantar Shipyard^[34], a shipyard^[35], in Russia^[36], founded in 1945^[37], headquartered in Kaliningrad^[38]; and Amber Coast^[39], a coast^[40], in Russia^[41].

Why It Matters

amber ranks in the top 0.3% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,170 views/month, #232 of 77,819).^[1] amber has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] amber is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for amber include electron^[27], a type of quantum particle^[28]; amber^[29], a color^[30]; Yantar^[31], a spy ship^[32], founded in 2010^[33]; Yantar Shipyard^[34], a shipyard^[35], in Russia^[36], founded in 1945^[37], headquartered in Kaliningrad^[38]; and Amber Coast^[39], a coast^[40], in Russia^[41].