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myristic acid
[ muh-ris-tik ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- an oily, white crystalline compound, C 1 4 H 2 8 O 2 , insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and ether: used in soaps, cosmetics, and in the synthesis of esters for flavors and perfumes.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of myristic acid1
1840–50; < New Latin Myristica the nutmeg genus (the acid is a constituent of oil derived from nutmeg and related plants) < Greek myristikḗ, feminine of myristikós fragrant, akin to mýron perfume, unguent
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Example Sentences
The greater part of the product consists of the inodorous myristic acid, the chief odour-bearing constituent being irone.
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