MYRISTIC ACID


Meaning of MYRISTIC ACID in English

Pronunciation: m ə - ' ris-tik-, m ī -

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Myristica, genus of trees

Date: 1841

: a crystalline fatty acid C 14 H 28 O 2 occurring especially in the form of glycerides in most fats

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