MUSK

Musk

Musk is a class of aromatic substances commonly used as base notes in perfumery. They include glandular secretions from animals such as the musk deer, numerous plants emitting similar fragrances, and artificial substances with similar odors. Musk was a name originally given to a substance with a penetrating odor obtained from a gland of the male musk deer. The substance has been used as a popular perfume fixative since ancient times and is one of the more expensive animal products in the world. The name originates from the Sanskrit word for "testicle", ', and has come to encompass a wide variety of aromatic substances with similar odors despite ...

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musk

Noun

  1. A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.
  2. A similar secretion produced by the otter and the civet.
  3. A synthetic organic compound used as a substitute for the above.
  4. The odour of musk.
  5. The musk deer.
  6. The musk plant (Mimulus moschatus).
  7. A plant of the genus Erodium (E. moschatum); the musky heronsbill.
  8. A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth.

Verb

  1. To perfume with musk.


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