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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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51Թ 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 پḗ, feminine of پó fragrant, akin to ýDz perfume, unguent
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It's not clear how myristic acid and its fellow molecules signal the start of heart growth, but Leinwand suspects that the cardiac tissue fuels its expansion by burning through the nutrients.
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In fact, the snakes' blood oozed with three types of these dietary molecules—including myristic acid, a common ingredient in many animal fats and other reptile foods—in specific ratios.
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