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myristate

myristate

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A chemical made from a fatty acid used in soaps and cosmetics
  • noun
  • Specialized
: miristato
  • The laboratory synthesized a new myristate derivative for their research on fatty acid behavior.
  • isopropyl myristate

Examples

  • Isopropyl myristate is commonly used in skincare products as an emollient.

  • Human T cells activated with anti-CD3 or phorbol myristate acetate/ionomycin express IL-32?

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  • In cosmetic formulations, myristate compounds help improve the texture of creams and lotions.

Surface Forms

myristate singular
myristates plural

Morphology

myristate = myristic acid (opaque) = myrist + ate

This is a technical chemical term built from a specialized base, so an average learner would not be able to infer the meaning from the visible parts alone.

Etymology

The word myristate comes from myristic acid, a name taken from the nutmeg tree because the acid was first found there. So myristate is the salt or ester form of that nutmeg-related acid, and remembering 'nutmeg' gives an easy image for the chemical name.