English Explanatory Dictionary

myristicol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An oily substance extracted from oil of nutmeg.

Word forms

myristicol

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μῠ́ρον (mŭ́ron) Ancient Greek μυρίζω (murízō) Byzantine Greek μυριστικός (muristikós)der. Late Latin myristicusder. Italian miristicoder. English myristic Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion)der. Latin oleumder. English -ol English myristicol From myristic + -ol.

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