Chapter Mycose to Myrmidon of M by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Myristic
(My*ris"tic) a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the nutmeg Specifically, designating an acid found in nutmeg oil and otoba fat, and extracted as a white crystalline waxy substance.

Myristin
(My*ris"tin) n. (Chem.) The myristate of glycerin, — found as a vegetable fat in nutmeg butter, etc.

Myristone
(My*ris"tone) n. [Myristic + -one.] (Chem.) The ketone of myristic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.

Myrmicine
(Myr"mi*cine) a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to Myrmica, a genus of ants including the small house ant and many others.

Myrmidon
(Myr"mi*don) n. [L. Myrmidones, Gr. pl.]

1. One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war.

2. A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; — sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc. Thackeray.

With unabated ardor the vindictive man of law and his myrmidons pressed forward.

W. H. Ainsworth.