myristicin

M3Y4R1I1S1T1I1C3I1N1
/maɪˈɹɪstɪsɪn/

noun

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

OriginEnglish myristic ← Italian miristico ← Late Latin myristicus →
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Meanings

nounmyristicin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistry3-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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμύρον (múron)
  2. Ancient Greekμυρίζω (murízō)
  3. Medieval Greekμυριστικός (muristikós)
  4. Late Latinmyristicus
  5. Italianmiristico
  6. Englishmyristic
  7. Englishmyristicin

From myristic + -in.

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Chicago

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