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.
Origin of mesitylene
Words nearby mesitylene
mesiolingual,
mesiolinguo-occlusal,
mesiolinguopulpal,
mesioversion,
mesityl oxide,
mesitylene,
mesmer,
mesmeric,
mesmerism,
mesmerize,
mesnalty
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