potassium myronate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of potassium myronate
1895–1900; < Greek mýron perfume + -ate 2
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Neither emulsin, arbutin nor crotin have any marked hydrolytic action on castor oil, but myrosin is about half as active as castor seeds, except in the presence of potassium myronate, when no decomposition occurs.
From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.
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