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mesityl

mesityl noun: the divalent radical (CH₃)₂C=CH-C(CH₃)=.

Noun

mesityl (plural mesityls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The divalent radical (CH₃)₂C=CH-C(CH₃)=

Forms of mesityl

pluralmesityls

Words formed from mesityl

Questions about mesityl

What does mesityl mean?
Mesityl means the divalent radical (CH₃)₂C=CH-C(CH₃)=.
What part of speech is mesityl?
Mesityl is a noun.
What is the plural of mesityl?
The plural of mesityl is mesityls.

Words near mesityl in the dictionary

  1. mesites
  2. mesitoate
  3. mesitoates
  4. mesitoic acid
  5. mesitol
  6. mesityl
  7. mesityl oxide
  8. mesitylen
  9. mesitylenate
  10. mesitylene
  11. mesitylenes

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