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moschate

moschate adjective: exuding a musk-like odour.

Adjective

moschate (comparative more moschate, superlative most moschate)

  1. (rare) Exuding a musk-like odour.
    • Her familiar perfume and moschate odor was overwhelming within the confines of the car, especially with the windows rolled up. Hoke started the engine and switched on the air conditioning.1985, Charles Willeford, New Hope for the Dead, Penguin Books, published 2012, →ISBN, Chapter Eleven, page unnumbered page

Forms of moschate

comparativemore moschate
superlativemost moschate

Origin of moschate

Borrowed from Latin moschātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Questions about moschate

What does moschate mean?
Moschate means exuding a musk-like odour.
What part of speech is moschate?
Moschate is an adjective.

Words near moschate in the dictionary

  1. moscatel
  2. moscatels
  3. moscatilin
  4. moscato
  5. moscatos
  6. moschate
  7. moschatel
  8. moschatels
  9. moschatine
  10. Moschcowitz syndrome
  11. moschelite

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