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Definitions of musk in various dictionaries:
noun - an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer
noun - the scent of a greasy glandular secretion from the male musk deer
A greasy secretion with a powerful odor, produced in a glandular sac beneath the skin of the abdomen of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.
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| Cologne ingredient |
| Kind of ox or rat |
| Cologne scent |
| Kind of deer |
| Perfume ingredient |
| Perfume scent |
| Perfume fixative |
| Civet's secretion |
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| An Asian deer secretes this substance commonly used in perfumes |
| Sexy civet scent (4) |
| Used in high-grade perfumes, this stuff said to act as an aphrodisiac comes from the glands of the same-named deer |
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| a strong-smelling reddish-brown substance which is secreted by the male musk deer for scent-marking and is an important ingredient in perfumery. |
| the scent of musk |
| an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer used as a perfume fixative |
| a substance with a strong sweet smell, used in making perfumes |
| a natural substance with a strong, sweet smell |
| A greasy secretion with a powerful odor, produced in a glandular sac beneath the skin of the abdomen of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes. |
| A similar secretion produced by certain other animals, such as the otter or civet. |
| A synthetic chemical resembling natural musk in odor or use. |
| The odor of musk. |
| An odor similar to musk. |
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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 most expensive animal products in the world. The name originates from the Late Greek 'moskhos', from Persian 'mushk', ultimately from Sanskrit muka meaning "a testicle", from a diminutive of m ("mouse"). The deer gland was thought to resemble a scrotum. It is applied to various plants and animals of similar smell (e.g. musk-ox, 1744) and has come to encompass a wide variety of aromatic substances with similar odors, despite their often differing chemical structures and molecular shapes. * Natural musk was used extensively in perfumery un |