civetone

Questions

What does civetone mean?

The unsaturated macrocyclic ketone 1-cycloheptadec-9-enone that is a pheromone produced by the civet cat, and is used to add a musky tone to perfumes

Where does civetone come from?

From civet + -one.

How to pronounce civetone

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