trimesic acid
noun
tri·mes·ic acid
(ˈ)trī¦mesik-
: a crystalline tricarboxylic acid C6H3(COOH)3 formed by the oxidation of mesitylene and in other ways; 1,3,5-benzene-tricarboxylic acid
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary tri- + mes- (in mesitylene) + -ic