Meanings
- not comparablechemistryOf or pertaining to trimesic acid or its derivatives.
Origin
tri- (“three”, so called because trimesic acid is tribasic) + mes(itylene) (so called because it was first obtained from mesitylenic acid) + -ic
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trimesic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trimesic
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