mesityl oxide
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mesityl oxide
1870–75; mesityl < New Latin mesīt ( a ) (< Greek mesī́tēs mediator, go-between, equivalent to mes- mes- + -ītēs -ite 1 ) + -yl
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The department says it's likely that some kind of waste containing mesityl oxide mixed with some kind of sulfur compound to create the smell.
From US News
Mesityl oxide is used in paint removers, as a solvent and in insect repellents.
From US News
About 5,700 lbs. of a mixture containing mesityl oxide escaped when an excessive amount of steam built up in a distillation tank.
From Time Magazine Archive
By the action of various reagents such as lime, caustic potash, hydrochloric acid, &c., acetone is converted into condensation products, mesityl oxide C6H10O, phorone C9H14O, &c., being formed.
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