Musk
 Musk | |
|---|---|
class of chemical entities with similar applications or functions (en)  da fragrance (en) | |
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| Bayanai | |
| Ƙaramin ɓangare na |
organic compound (en) |
| Bangare na | Turare |
| Kayan haɗi |
scent gland (en) |
Musk wani nau'in kayan kamshi ne wanda aka saba amfani dashi azaman bayanin kula a cikin turare. Sun hada da sinadarai na glandular daga dabbobi kamar barewa na miski, tsire-tsire masu yawa masu fitar da kamshi iri ɗaya, da abubuwa na wucin gadi masu irin wari. Musk suna ne da aka ba da asali ga wani abu mai ƙaƙƙarfan ƙamshi da aka samu daga glandan barewa na miski. An yi amfani da wannan abu azaman sanannen gyaran turare tun zamanin da kuma yana ɗaya daga cikin samfuran dabbobi mafi tsada a duniya. Sunan ya samo asali daga Late Greek μόσχος 'moskhos', daga Farisa 'mushk', mai kama da Sanskrit मुष्क muṣka ("gwaji"), wanda aka samo daga Proto-Indo-Turai suna muh₂s ma'ana " linzamin kwamfuta". An yi tunanin glandon barewa yayi kama da scrotum. Ana shafawa akan tsire-tsire da dabbobi daban-daban masu irin wannan wari (misali muskox) kuma ya ƙunshi nau'ikan abubuwa masu kamshi iri-iri masu kama da wari iri-iri, duk da bambance-bambancen tsarin sinadarai da sifofin kwayoyin halitta.