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.
Definition of muscone in US English:
muscone
nounˈmʌskəʊn
Biochemistry
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.