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Lipids > Fatty Acids > Myristic Acids > Myristic Acid

Preferred term

Myristic Acid  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A saturated 14-carbon fatty acid occurring 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)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 0I3V7S25AW
  • 544-63-8 (Myristic Acid)
  • Tetradecanoic Acid

In other languages

  • French

  • 0I3V7S25AW
  • 544-63-8 (Myristic Acid)
  • Myristate
  • Myristique, acide

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PXB5H3NR-4

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