1868 H. B. Jones & H. Watts (ed. 10) 731 Palmitic acid exists also as..myricyl palmitate.
1904 37 311 The chief constituent of beeswax is myricyl palmitate.
1957 91 323 The catabolism of myricyl palmitate, a major constituent of most waxes, can..be followed and measured by an increase in its saponification number.