Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Myristic acid also called tetradecanoic acid is a common saturated fatty acid with the molecular formula CH3(CH2)12COOH. A myristate is a salt or ester of myristic acid. Myristic acid is named after the nutmeg Myristica fragrans. Nutmeg butter is 75% trimyristin the triglyceride of myristic acid. Besides nutmeg myristic acid is also found in palm kernel oil coconut oil butter fat and is a minor component of many other animal fats.
