myristone
/mʌɪˈrɪstəʊn/ /mɪˈrɪstəʊn/Chemistry
noun
A crystalline ketone, (C13H27)2CO, obtainable from the distillation of calcium or barium myristate.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Thomson (1810–1864), medical officer of health. From myrist- + -one.