mesitoic acid
Chemistry
noun
An aromatic carboxylic acid, (CH3)3C6H2COOH, derived from mesitylene; 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoic acid, mesitylenecarboxylic acid.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Journal of the American Chemical Society.
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