Meanings
nounmesitylene (countable and uncountable, plural mesitylenes)
plural mesitylenes
- countableuncountablechemistryThe aromatic hydrocarbon 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene that is present in coal tar and crude oil; it has some use as a solvent
Translations
Catalan mesitilè
- mesitilèhydrocarbon
Finnish mesityleeni
- mesityleenihydrocarbon
French mésitylène
- mésitylènehydrocarbon
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APA
mesitylene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesitylene
MLA
“mesitylene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesitylene. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesitylene,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesitylene.
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