myristicin
3-methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxyallylbenzene, a natural organic compound found in the…3-methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxyallylbenzene, a natural organic compound found in the essential oil of nutmeg and to a lesser extent in other spices; it can be used as an insecticide and acaricide and has hallucinogenic properties at high doses
/maɪˈɹɪstɪsɪn/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)3-methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxyallylbenzene, a natural organic compound found in the essential oil of nutmeg and to a lesser extent in other spices; it can be used as an insecticide and acaricide and has hallucinogenic properties at high doses
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedisomyristicin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable