释义 |
mes·i·tyl \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtil\ noun (-s) Etymology: Greek mesitēs mediator + English -yl 1. : a hypothetical radical C3H5 of which mesityl oxide was once regarded as the oxide and acetone as the hydroxide 2. : either of two univalent radicals C9H11 derived from mesitylene by removal of one hydrogen atom: a. : the substituted phenyl radical (CH3)3C6H2− b. : the substituted benzyl radical (CH3)2C6H3CH2−; 3,5-dimethyl-benzyl — called also alpha-mesityl |