MYRISTIN
My*ris"tin, n. (Chem.)
Defn: The myristate of glycerin, — found as a vegetable fat in nutmeg butter, etc.
MYRISTONE
My*ris"tone, n. Etym: [Myristc + -one.] (Chem.)
Defn: The ketone of myristic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.
MYRMECOPHYTE
Myr"me*co*phyte`, n. [Gr. my`rmhx, my`rmhkos, ant + fyto`n plant.]
(Bot.)
Defn: A plant that affords shelter and food to certain species of ants which live in symbiotic relations with it. Special adaptations for this purpose exist; thus, Acacia spadicigera has large hollows thorns, and species of Cecropia have stem cavities. — Myr`me*co*phyt"ic (#), a.
MYRMICINE
Myr"mi*cine, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to Myrmica, a genus of ants including the small house ant (M. molesta), and many others.
MYRMIDON
Myr"mi*don, n. Etym: [L. Myrmidones, Gr.
1. One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompained Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war.