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musk tonquin [2 records]

Record 1 2003-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Food Additives
DEF

Any of various strong-smelling substances obtained from the musk glands of musk deer or similar animals; used in the form of a tincture as a fixature for perfume.

Key term(s)
  • musk tonquin

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Additifs alimentaires
DEF

Substance brune très odorante, à consistance de miel, secrétée par des glandes abdominales chez un Cervidé mâle voisin du chevrotin.

CONT

[Le] musc [...] [est une] masse [...] extraite de la poche abdominale du chevrotain-porte-musc [...] Contient : muscone, cholestérol, glycérides.

CONT

[...] le musc du porte-musc [...] est recherché en parfumerie.

Key term(s)
  • musc naturel

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Aditivos alimentarios
DEF

Sustancia odorífera. Puede ser sintética o natural.

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Record 2 2000-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Food Additives
CONT

Musk [is the] dried secretions from the glandular sac of a small, hornless Central Asian male deer ... As musk tonquin it is used in fruit, maple, and molasses flavorings for beverages, ice cream, ices, candy, baked goods, and syrups.

CONT

The finest musk - musk tonquin - comes from Tibet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Additifs alimentaires
DEF

Substance grumeleuse, d'odeur forte et tenace, obtenue par dessiccation d'une sécrétion du mâle chevrotain (Moschus moschiferus). On l'emploie comme fixateur en parfumerie et comme aromatisant des boissons, crèmes glacées, bonbons et pâtisseries.

CONT

Le musc naturel, ou musc du Tonkin ou de Chine, est obtenu à partir de la sécrétion du musc. Son principal constituant odorant est la muscone.

Spanish

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