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Mesitylene
Me-sit′y-lene
,Noun.
(Chem.)
A colorless, fragrant liquid,
– C6H3(CH3)3
, of the benzene series of hydrocarbons, obtained by distilling acetone with sulphuric acid. Me-sitˊy-len′ic
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, Adj.
Definition 2024
mesitylene
mesitylene
See also: mésitylène
English
Noun
mesitylene (countable and uncountable, plural mesitylenes)
- (organic chemistry) The aromatic hydrocarbon 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene that is present in coal tar and crude oil; it has some use as a solvent