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mesitylene

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me⋅sit⋅y⋅lene

  [mi-sit-l-een, mes-i-tl-]
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–noun Chemistry.
a colorless, liquid, aromatic hydrocarbon, C9H1 2, occurring naturally in coal tar and prepared from acetone: used chiefly as a chemical intermediate.
Origin:
1830–40; mesityl (see mesityl oxide ) + -ene
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me·sit·y·lene   (mə-sĭt'l-ēn')   
n.  A hydrocarbon, C6H3(CH3)3, occurring in petroleum and coal tar or synthesized from acetone and used as a solvent.

[mesityl (oxide) + -ene.]
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Main Entry: me·sit·y·lene
Pronunciation: m&-'sit-&l-"En
Function: noun
: an oily hydrocarbonC9H12 that is found in coal tar and petroleum or made synthetically and is a powerful solvent
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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