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myricin

myricin noun: a silky, crystalline, waxy substance, forming the less soluble part of beeswax, and regarded as a palmitate of a higher alcohol of the paraffin series; myricyl alcohol.

Noun

myricin (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A silky, crystalline, waxy substance, forming the less soluble part of beeswax, and regarded as a palmitate of a higher alcohol of the paraffin series; myricyl alcohol.

Origin of myricin

Compare French myricine. Probably so called from a fancied resemblance to the wax of the bayberry (Myrica).

Questions about myricin

What does myricin mean?
Myricin means a silky, crystalline, waxy substance, forming the less soluble part of beeswax, and regarded as a palmitate of a higher alcohol of the paraffin series; myricyl alcohol.
What part of speech is myricin?
Myricin is a noun.

Words near myricin in the dictionary

  1. myricanone
  2. myricas
  3. Myrice
  4. myricetin
  5. myricetins
  6. myricin
  7. myricitrin
  8. Myrick
  9. myrickite
  10. Myricks
  11. Myrickses

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