ambrettolide

[am-bret-l-ahyd]

am·bret·to·lide

[am-bret-l-ahyd]
noun Chemistry.
a colorless liquid, C16H28O2, having a strong musky odor, used as a fixative in the manufacture of perfume.

Origin:
ambrette + -ole + -ide
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Ambrettolide is always a great word to know.
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the solid product resulting from the distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon
selecting for combination or action; tending to combine with certain substances in preference to others, such as elective attraction
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