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Musk

/mʌsk/

A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.

📖 Definitions of "Musk"

noun
  1. 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. 2

    A similar secretion produced by the otter and the civet.

  3. 3

    A synthetic organic compound used as a substitute for the above.

  4. 4

    The odour of musk.

verb
  1. 1

    To perfume with musk.

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