trimethylbenzene

noun

tri·​meth·​yl·​benzene

(¦)trī¦methə̇l+

: any of three trimethyl derivatives of benzene:

a

: hemimellitene

b

: mesitylene

c

: pseudocumene

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary trimethyl + benzene

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