muscone
or mus·kone
[ muhs-kohn ]
/ ˈmʌs koʊn /
noun Chemistry.
an oily, very slightly water-soluble, large cyclic ketone containing a 15-membered ring, C16H30O, obtained from musk: used in the perfume industry.
Nearby words
- muscleman,
- muscles of auditory ossicles,
- muscles of eyeball,
- muscles of head,
- muscles of mastication,
- muscovado,
- muscovite,
- muscovy,
- muscovy duck,
- muscular
Origin of muscone
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