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musk

The correct spelling is musk.

How to pronounce musk

/mʌsk/
noun

IPA: /mʌsk/

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The correct spelling is musk. A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes. For example: "I was so excited I could smell my own musk."

Usage Examples

I was so excited I could smell my own musk.

Meanings

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.
  5. 5.The musk deer (genus Moschus).

verb

  1. 1.To perfume with musk.

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