mesityl oxide

mes·i·tyl ox·ide

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Definition of mesityl oxide words

noun mesityl oxide an oily, colorless liquid, C 6 H 1 0 O, having a honeylike odor: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of synthetic organic compounds. 1

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

1870-75; mesityl < New Latin mesīt(a) (< Greek mesī́tēs mediator, go-between, equivalent to mes- mes- + -ītēs -ite1) + -yl

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