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muscone

muscone noun: a macrocyclic ketone, (R)-3-methylcyclopentadecanone, that is the main constituent of the odour of musk.

Noun

muscone (countable and uncountable, plural muscones)

  1. A macrocyclic ketone, (R)-3-methylcyclopentadecanone, that is the main constituent of the odour of musk.

muscone meaning in Tamil

muscone in Tamil

மசுக்கோன்

Forms of muscone

pluralmuscones

Origin of muscone

From musk + -one.

Questions about muscone

What does muscone mean?
Muscone means a macrocyclic ketone, (R)-3-methylcyclopentadecanone, that is the main constituent of the odour of musk.
What is muscone in Tamil?
Muscone in Tamil is மசுக்கோன். See Muscone meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is muscone?
Muscone is a noun.
What is the plural of muscone?
The plural of muscone is muscones.

Words near muscone in the dictionary

  1. muscologists
  2. muscology
  3. muscolotendinous
  4. muscomorph
  5. muscomorphs
  6. muscone
  7. muscones
  8. Muscongus Bay sloop
  9. Muscos
  10. muscosity
  11. muscovado

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