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Meaning of myristicin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
maɪˈɹɪstɪsɪn

Definitions

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

uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

myristicol myristin myristoleate myristoleic acid myristome myristone

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