MESITYLENE


Meaning of MESITYLENE in English

/mi sit"l een', mes"i tl-/ , n. Chem.

a colorless, liquid, aromatic hydrocarbon, C 9 H 12 , occurring naturally in coal tar and prepared from acetone: used chiefly as a chemical intermediate.

[ 1830-40; mesityl (see MESITYL OXIDE) + -ENE ]

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