mesitylene

[ mi-sit-l-een, mes-i-tl- ]
/ mɪˈsɪt lˌin, ˈmɛs ɪ tl- /

noun Chemistry.

a colorless, liquid, aromatic hydrocarbon, C9H12, occurring naturally in coal tar and prepared from acetone: used chiefly as a chemical intermediate.

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Origin of mesitylene

1830–40; mesityl (see mesityl oxide) + -ene

Words nearby mesitylene

mesiolingual, mesiolinguo-occlusal, mesiolinguopulpal, mesioversion, mesityl oxide, mesitylene, mesmer, mesmeric, mesmerism, mesmerize, mesnalty
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British Dictionary definitions for mesitylene

mesitylene
/ (mɪˈsɪtɪˌliːn, ˈmɛsɪtɪˌliːn) /

noun

a colourless liquid that occurs in crude petroleum; 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene. Formula: C 6 H 3 (CH 3) 3

Word Origin for mesitylene

C19: from mesityl, from mesite, from New Latin mesita, from Greek mesitēs mediator + -ene
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