noun

• A compound present in oil of nutmeg and other natural fats.

  A straight-chain fatty acid; chemical formula: CH₃(CH₂)₁₂COOH

  ‘Longer chain fatty acids such as palmitic, stearic, and myristic acid are greasy.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The yeast AMPK b subunits are lipid modified with myristic acid.’
  • ‘Moderate quantities of myristic acid, cis-eicosenoic acid, and behenic acid were also identified, and together these fatty acids made up 10 to 14% of the fatty acids analyzed.’
  • ‘Because jojoba oil contains anti-inflammatory myristic acid, it has the potential to give relief.’
  • ‘The flies were immobilized on their backs to the lid of a petri plate using myristic acid.’