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mesite Chem.|ˈmiːsaɪt|
Also mesit.
[ad. mod.L. mesīta, mesītēs, a. Gr. µεσίτης go-between, f. µέσ-ος middle. Cf. F. mésite.]
†1. A name given to acetic ether, ‘because it holds a middle place between alcohol and ether’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.). Obs.
1838T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 366 Reichenbach considers mesite as identical with acetone.
2. (See quot. 1865.)
1842T. Graham Elem. Chem. 836 Mesite. 1849Kane Elem. Chem. (ed. 2) 826 Mesit. 1865Watts Dict. Chem., Mesite, an oxygenated oil..said to be obtained by distilling lignone with sulphuric acid. (Wiedemann and Schweizer.) |