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Webster 1913 Edition
Mesityl
Mes′i-tyl
,Noun.
(Chem.)
A hypothetical radical formerly supposed to exist in mesityl oxide.
Mesityl oxide
(Chem.)
, a volatile liquid having the odor of peppermint, obtained by certain dehydrating agents from acetone; – formerly called also
dumasin
.