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Myristic Acids
Medical Definition: | 14-carbon saturated monocarboxylic acids. |
Previously Indexed: | Fatty Acids (1966-1974) |
Myristates - Salts and esters of the 14-carbon saturated monocarboxylic acid--myristic acid. | |
Myristic Acid - A saturated 14-carbon fatty acid occuring in most animal and vegetable fats, particularly butterfat and coconut, palm, and nutmeg oils. It is used to synthesize flavor and as an ingredient in soaps and cosmetics. (From Dorland, 28th ed) |
Myristic Acids Medical Definitions and Terms
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