[mez-i-til, mes-] 
| an oily, colorless liquid, C6H1 0O, having a honeylike odor: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of synthetic organic compounds. |
| mes·i·tyl oxide (měs'ĭ-tĭl) n. An oily liquid, (CH3)2C:CHCOCH3, obtained from acetones and used as a solvent and in lacquers, paints, and varnishes. [Greek mesītēs, mediator (from its use as an intermediate in organic synthesis) (from mesos, middle; see meso-) + -yl.] |
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