mesitylene

American

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

noun

Chemistry.

a colorless, liquid, aromatic hydrocarbon, C 9 H 1 2 , occurring naturally in coal tar and prepared from acetone: used chiefly as a chemical intermediate.

mesitylene British

/ mɪˈsɪtɪˌliːn, ˈmɛsɪtɪˌliːn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of mesitylene

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

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