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- noun Plural form of
musk .
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Examples
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She blends her own perfumes and musks, carries them around in tiny soapstone pots purchased in the dark corners of the world where she and Yves lead increasingly secret lives.
Anna Liu and Yves (Revised) Isabell Serafin 2011
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The human contribution to oceanic dead zones is significant: ...new scientific research suggests that pollutants, including flame-retardant chemicals and synthetic musks found in detergents, are being traced in the polar seas, and that these chemicals can be absorbed by tiny plastic particles in the ocean which are in turn ingested by marine creatures such as bottom-feeding fish.
Robert Koehler: The End Times Robert Koehler 2011
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Have tried some musks, like Moon Fire, but didn't see any results from that.
Should I be using scents? If so what kind? Just kinda always figured they were a waste of time. 2009
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Even if you feel that it would be retrograde for these stories to be drenched in sherbets, musks and ambers, you have to wonder what happened to the courtyards and souks and fountains in which they happen: they are the visual equivalent of the narrative's serpentine path.
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The human contribution to oceanic dead zones is significant: ...new scientific research suggests that pollutants, including flame-retardant chemicals and synthetic musks found in detergents, are being traced in the polar seas, and that these chemicals can be absorbed by tiny plastic particles in the ocean which are in turn ingested by marine creatures such as bottom-feeding fish.
Robert Koehler: The End Times Robert Koehler 2011
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Have tried some musks, like Moon Fire, but didn't see any results from that.
Should I be using scents? If so what kind? Just kinda always figured they were a waste of time. 2009
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The human contribution to oceanic dead zones is significant: ...new scientific research suggests that pollutants, including flame-retardant chemicals and synthetic musks found in detergents, are being traced in the polar seas, and that these chemicals can be absorbed by tiny plastic particles in the ocean which are in turn ingested by marine creatures such as bottom-feeding fish.
Robert Koehler: The End Times Robert Koehler 2011
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They also include synthetic musks, particularly tonalide and galaxolide, designed to mimic natural scents derived from musk deer and ox.
Samuel S. Epstein: The Danger of Toxic Consumer Products, Fragrances 2010
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Phthalates, triclosan, musks and parabens are all known to alter the hormone system.
Ronnie Cummins: Top 10 Reasons to Use Organic Cosmetics 2010
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Phthalates, triclosan, musks and parabens are all known to alter the hormone system.
Ronnie Cummins: Top 10 Reasons to Use Organic Cosmetics 2010
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