myristicinn.

Brit.

/mʌɪˈrɪstᵻsɪn/,

/mᵻˈrɪstᵻsɪn/, U.S.

/maɪˈrɪstəs(ə)n/,

/məˈrɪstəs(ə)n/

Forms: 1800s– myristicin, 1800s– myristicine (rare).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin myristica , -in suffix¹.

Etymology: < scientific Latin myristica (see myristic adj.) + -in suffix¹.

Chemistry.

A toxic colourless aromatic ether present in the volatile oils of nutmeg and mace, and in certain other plants including parsley and carrot; 5-allyl-1-methoxy-2,3-(methylenedioxy)benzene, C₁₁H₁₂O₃.

ΚΠ

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 908 The oil of mace, lets fall, after a certain time, a concrete oil under the form of a crystalline crust, called by John myristicine.

1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 464 Oil of Nutmeg contains..several fatty acids in combination with glycerin, the most considerable of which is myristicin.

1936 Amer. Home Feb. 42/2 Modern chemists have discovered mace to contain a toxic substance called myristicin.

1979 Daily Tel. 16 Mar. 8/6 Beware the humble carrot—it contains carotatoxin, a potent nerve poison. Not to mention myristicin, a hallucinogen, wholly inappropriate for food.

1994 Independent on Sunday 27 Mar. (Review Suppl.) 55/1 Nutmeg, cloves and mace..contain myristicin, which has mild sedative and anaesthetic properties.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	myristicin
释义	myristicinn. Brit. /mʌɪˈrɪstᵻsɪn/, /mᵻˈrɪstᵻsɪn/, U.S. /maɪˈrɪstəs(ə)n/, /məˈrɪstəs(ə)n/ Forms: 1800s– myristicin, 1800s– myristicine (rare). Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin myristica , -in suffix¹. Etymology: < scientific Latin myristica (see myristic adj.) + -in suffix¹. Chemistry. A toxic colourless aromatic ether present in the volatile oils of nutmeg and mace, and in certain other plants including parsley and carrot; 5-allyl-1-methoxy-2,3-(methylenedioxy)benzene, C₁₁H₁₂O₃. ΚΠ 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 908 The oil of mace, lets fall, after a certain time, a concrete oil under the form of a crystalline crust, called by John myristicine. 1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 464 Oil of Nutmeg contains..several fatty acids in combination with glycerin, the most considerable of which is myristicin. 1936 Amer. Home Feb. 42/2 Modern chemists have discovered mace to contain a toxic substance called myristicin. 1979 Daily Tel. 16 Mar. 8/6 Beware the humble carrot—it contains carotatoxin, a potent nerve poison. Not to mention myristicin, a hallucinogen, wholly inappropriate for food. 1994 Independent on Sunday 27 Mar. (Review Suppl.) 55/1 Nutmeg, cloves and mace..contain myristicin, which has mild sedative and anaesthetic properties. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1839
随便看	erer eresop eret erethic erethism erethismic erethisms erethistic ereward ereward-riche erewardriche erewhile erewhiles erewhonian ereyesterday erf erf-holder erf-kin erf-licence erfe-blood erfeblood erfholder erfkin erflicence erg