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myristicin

n. (context organic compound English) 3-methoxy,4,5-methylendioxy-allylbenzene, 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.

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Myristicin

Myristicin is a phenylpropene, a natural organic compound present in small amounts in the essential oil of nutmeg and to a lesser extent in other spices such as parsley and dill. It is insoluble in water, but soluble in ethanol and acetone.

Myristicin is a psychoactive drug, acting as an anticholinergic, and is the traditional precursor for the psychedelic and empathogenic drug MMDA.

Usage examples of "myristicin".

A nutmeg high probably has to do with myristicin in interaction with other, similar molecules.

And one of those mutations resulted in an analog to myristicin that has some fascinating properties.

The volatile oil contains much pinene, and a little myristicin, which must be distinguished from the glyceride of myristic acid.