/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 ]
/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 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012