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myristic acid definition

my·ris·tic acid (mi ris′tik)

a white, oily, crystalline fatty acid, CH(CH)COOH, used in making soaps, cosmetics, and food additives

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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