muscone
/ˈmʌskəʊn/Biochemistry
noun
A solid ketone which is the component of musk principally responsible for its odour, used as a fixative in perfumery; 3-methylcyclopentadecanone, C16H30O.
Origin
1920s. From German Muskon, probably from post-classical Latin muscus + German -on.
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