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Mesitylene

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Mesitylene is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) The aromatic hydrocarbon 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene that is present in coal tar and crude oil; it has some use as a solvent.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) The aromatic hydrocarbon 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene that is present in coal tar and crude oil; it has some use as a solvent.

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Related dictionary entries include phenylmethane, triarylmethane, mesitylol, methylbenzene, pentamethylbenzene, trimethylbenzene.

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