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muscone

or mus·kone

[ muhs-kohn ]
/ ˈmʌs koʊn /
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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.
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Origin of muscone

<Late Latin musc(us) musk + -one

Words nearby muscone

muscles of eyeball, muscles of head, muscles of mastication, muscle spasm, muscle spindle, muscone, muscovado, Muscovite, Muscovy, Muscovy duck, muscular
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