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[Mod. Lat. moschat(a), fem. sing. of moschatus =musky; Eng. suff. -in ( Chem. ).] Chem.: C21H27NO7. An aromatic nitrogenous substance contained in the iva plant, Achillea moschata. It has a bitter taste, is insoluble in water, but slightly soluble in absolute alcohol. It melts under water at the heat of the water-bath, and separates in the pulverulent form on cooling. tmos-cha-to us, adj. [Mod. Lat. moschat ( us )= musky; Eng. suff.- ous.] Bot.: Having the smell of musk. ( Treas . of Bot .) mos'-chi-dæ, s. pl . [Mod. Lat. mosch(us); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idœ .] Zool .: A family of Ruminant i a, including the Chevrotains and the Musk-deer. The former now constitute the family; the latter either forms a separate genus, Moschus (q. v.), or is, as Prof. Garrod suggests, considered as an aberrant member of the Bovide.