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What is the noun for musky?

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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, especially that of a man.
  10. Synonyms:
      11. smell, scent, aroma, perfume, fragrance, bouquet, redolence, stench, whiff, reek, stink, savor, savour, niff, pong, tang, malodour, sniff, mephitis, fetor, pungency, effluvium, guff, miasma, hum, essence, funk, nose, pungence, odor, trail, odour, snuff, fragrancy, incense, balm, spice, attar, otto, aura, foul smell, fume, noisomeness, aftershave, pheromone, balminess, fetidness, bad smell, pen and ink, vapor … more
  11. Examples:
      12. “The air was thick with the fragrant musk of frankincense.”
muskiness
  1. The characteristic of being musky.
  2. Examples:
      3. “In the natural realm, there is the muskiness of marshes, the bright slap of scent in a mountain meadow, the dusky breath of desert.”
      “The flavor is good but the thick skin and muskiness in taste are objectionable.”
      “The muskiness of duck-offal ragu over fusilli was offset by sweet undertones of brandy.”
musky
  1. muskellunge
  2. Synonyms:
      3. muskellunge, muskellonge, muskie, esox masquinongy
muskies
  1. plural of muskie; see muskellunge
  2. Synonyms:
      3. muskellunges
muskinesses
  1. plural of muskiness
musks
  1. plural of musk
  2. Synonyms:
      3. smell, scents, aromas, perfume, fragrances, bouquets, whiffs, mephitises, hums, noses, savors, pungence, essence, odor, trails, stenches, reeks, miasmas, pungencies, tangs, guff, malodours, odours, pongs, niffs, fetors, effluvia, savours, snuff, redolence, sniffs, stinks, fragrancy, incense, ottos, spice, attars, balms, auras, fumes, noisomeness, fetidness, balminess, pheromones, aftershave, sweetness, emanation, wafts, taints, fetidity … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The lead fragrance is crisp but finishes with the fullness of amber and musks.”
      “With a strong sillage from the woody musks, this perfume is sure to create an elusive yet alluring olfactory signature.”
      “Mammals also use pheromone musks to mark out their territories and routes.”
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