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muscone

or mus·kone

[ muhs-kohn ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. an oily, very slightly water-soluble, large cyclic ketone containing a 15-membered ring, C 1 6 H 3 0 O, obtained from musk: used in the perfume industry.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of muscone1

< Late Latin musc ( us ) musk + -one

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