English Explanatory Dictionary

myristicin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 3-methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxyallylbenzene, a natural organic compound found in the essential oil of nutmeg and to a lesser extent in other spices; it can be used as an insecticide and acaricide and has hallucinogenic properties at high doses

Pronunciation

/maɪˈɹɪstɪsɪn/

Word forms

myristicin

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μῠ́ρον (mŭ́ron) Ancient Greek μυρίζω (murízō) Byzantine Greek μυριστικός (muristikós)der. Late Latin myristicusder. Italian miristicoder. English myristic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English myristicin From myristic + -in.

Derived words

isomyristicin
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