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Pheromone vs Civetone - What's the difference?

pheromone | civetone |

As nouns the difference between pheromone and civetone

is that pheromone is a chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex while civetone is the unsaturated macrocyclic ketone 1-cycloheptadec-9-enone that is a pheromone produced by the civet cat, and is used to add a musky tone to perfumes.

pheromone

English

(wikipedia pheromone)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.

    • Derived terms

    * pheromonal

    civetone

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia civetone) (-)
  • (organic compound) The unsaturated macrocyclic ketone 1-cycloheptadec-9-enone that is a pheromone produced by the civet cat, and is used to add a musky tone to perfumes

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