Definitions
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- noun (Chem.) A salt of myristic acid.
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- noun chemistry  any salt orester ofmyristic acid 
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Examples
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								Other common lip balm ingredients to avoid are irritants like sopropyl myristate, eugenol, and phenol. Boing Boing: December 3, 2006 - December 9, 2006 Archives 2006 
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								Phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) upregulated the expression of resistin mRNA in U937 cells by increasing the recruitment of Sp1, ATF-2 and PPARγ on the resistin gene promoter. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Anil K. Singh et al. 2010 
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								Using phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), it is possible to overcome this block in THP-1 cells (an M5-AML containing the MLL-MLLT3 fusion), resulting in differentiation to an adherent monocytic phenotype. Naturejobs - All Jobs A R R Forrest 2010 
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								The chip was used to study the immune response of pigs following stimulation of porcine peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or a mixture of phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) and ionomycin for 24 hours. BioMed Central - Latest articles Yu Gao 2010 
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								Using phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), it is possible to overcome this block in THP-1 cells (an M5-AML containing the MLL-MLLT3 fusion), resulting in differentiation to an adherent monocytic phenotype. Naturejobs - All Jobs A R R Forrest 2010 
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								Phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) upregulated the expression of resistin mRNA in U937 cells by increasing the recruitment of Sp1, ATF-2 and PPARγ on the resistin gene promoter. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Anil K. Singh et al. 2010 
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								Macrophage differentiation was initiated by the addition of 5 ng/ml phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) in culture medium for 48-72 h. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Annie Demers et al. 2009 
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								Q-axes of the detectors were calibrated using the {1,0,0} and related reflections of a cholesterol myristate powder sample. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Pascal F. Egea et al. 2008 
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								Check to see if what you’re using contains: acetylated lanolin alcohols, cocoa butter, isopropyl myristate, isopropyl esters, lanolin, lanolin fatty acid, linseed oil, oleic acid, olive oil or steric acid. 
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								According to the website, they don’t add water or isopropyl myristate or propylene glycol to their perfumes—they are simply oils in alcohol. Archive 2007-01-01 Marina Geigert 2007 
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