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mesitylene
[ mi-sit-l-een, mes-i-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
/ 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of mesitylene1
1830–40; mesityl ( mesityl oxide ) + -ene
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mesitylene1
C19: from mesityl, from mesite, from New Latin mesita, from Greek mesitēs mediator + -ene
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Example Sentences
On heating with dilute sulphuric acid it yields acetone, but with the concentrated acid it gives mesitylene, C9H12.
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