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myristin

myristin noun: the myristate of glycerine, found as a vegetable fat in nutmeg butter, etc.

Noun

myristin (uncountable)

  1. The myristate of glycerine, found as a vegetable fat in nutmeg butter, etc.

Origin of myristin

From Latin myrist(ica) + -in.

Words formed from myristin

Questions about myristin

What does myristin mean?
Myristin means the myristate of glycerine, found as a vegetable fat in nutmeg butter, etc.
What part of speech is myristin?
Myristin is a noun.

Words near myristin in the dictionary

  1. myristica
  2. myristicaceous
  3. myristicas
  4. myristicin
  5. myristicol
  6. myristin
  7. myristolation
  8. myristoleate
  9. myristoleates
  10. myristoleic
  11. myristoleic acid

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