† mesitenen.

Forms: 1800s mesetine, 1800s mesiten, 1800s–1900s mesitene.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: mesite n., -ene comb. form.

Etymology: < mesite n. + -ene comb. form, after German Mesiten (E. Schweizer 1841, in Jrnl. f. praktische Chemie 23 21). N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (me·sitīn) /ˈmɛsɪtiːn/.

Chemistry. Obsolete.

A volatile oil obtainable from wood. Cf. mesite n. b.

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1842 T. Graham Elements Chem. iii. ii. 836 Mesiten.

1855 H. Watts tr. L. Gmelin Hand-bk. Chem. IX. 52 Mesitene. Produced by distilling lignone, mesite, or xylitic naphtha with oil of vitriol.

1861 A. Gesner Pract. Treat. Coal iv. 57 Products of the distillation of wood... Resin, mesetine,..mesite,..and other volatile liquids have been obtained.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	mesitene
释义	† mesitenen. Forms: 1800s mesetine, 1800s mesiten, 1800s–1900s mesitene. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: mesite n., -ene comb. form. Etymology: < mesite n. + -ene comb. form, after German Mesiten (E. Schweizer 1841, in Jrnl. f. praktische Chemie 23 21). N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (me·sitīn) /ˈmɛsɪtiːn/. Chemistry. Obsolete. A volatile oil obtainable from wood. Cf. mesite n. b. ΚΠ 1842 T. Graham Elements Chem. iii. ii. 836 Mesiten. 1855 H. Watts tr. L. Gmelin Hand-bk. Chem. IX. 52 Mesitene. Produced by distilling lignone, mesite, or xylitic naphtha with oil of vitriol. 1861 A. Gesner Pract. Treat. Coal iv. 57 Products of the distillation of wood... Resin, mesetine,..mesite,..and other volatile liquids have been obtained. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1842
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