musk

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see also: Musk, MuSK

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /mʌsk/

Noun

musk

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 (genus Moschus).
6. The musk plant (Mimulus moschatus).
7. A plant of the genus Erodium (Erodium moschatum); the musky heronsbill.
8. A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth.
9. (slang, colloquial, vulgar) The scent of human genitalia when aroused or unwashed.

   I was so excited I could smell my own musk.

Related terms

• muscat
• nutmeg
• mouse
• muscle

Translations

• French: musc
• German: Moschus, Bisam
• Italian: muschio
• Portuguese: almíscar
• Russian: му́скус
• Spanish: almizcle

Verb

musk (musks, present participle musking; past and past participle musked)

1. (transitive) To perfume with musk.

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Musk

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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MuSK

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /mʌsk/

Noun

musk

1. (enzyme) Abbreviation of muscle-specific kinaze.

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