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myroxocarpin Chem.|maɪˌrɒksəʊˈkɑːpɪn|
[f. mod.L. Myrox(ylon) + carpin.]
A crystallizable substance obtained from white Peru balsam, Myroxylon (now Myrospermum) peruiferum. So myroˈxylic a., myˈroxyline (see quots.).
1842Pereira Elem. Mat. Med. 1561 Richter asserts that oil of balsam of Peru is composed of two distinct oils;—one, called myrospermine, which is soluble in alcohol; the other, termed myroxiline, insoluble in alcohol. 1848Brande Man. Chem. 1391 By the action of an alcoholic solution of potassa upon cinnamèine, Plantamour obtained a compound which he has designated Myroxylic acid. 1854R. D. Thomson Cycl. Chem., Myroxocarpine. |