myristyl
/mʌɪˈrɪstɪl/ /mɪˈrɪstɪl/ /mʌɪˈrɪstʌɪl/Chemistry
noun
The hydrocarbon radical C14H29 derived from myristic acid; tetradecyl.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Watts (1815–1884), chemist. From German myristyl- from French myristyle from scientific Latin myrist- + French -yle.