What does "myristicin" mean?

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

How do you pronounce "myristicin"?

Pronounced //maɪˈɹɪstɪsɪn//.

Myristicin

//maɪˈɹɪstɪsɪn// noun

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Noun

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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 uncountable

Etymology

From myristic + -in.

Related phrases

essential oil organic compound

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