Mesitylene vs. Solvent
Mesitylenenoun
(organic compound) The aromatic hydrocarbon 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene that is present in coal tar and crude oil; it has some use as a solvent
Mesitylenenoun
A colorless, fragrant liquid, C6H3(CH3)3, of the benzene series of hydrocarbons, obtained by distilling acetone with sulphuric acid.
Mesitylene
Mesitylene or 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene is a derivative of benzene with three methyl substituents positioned symmetrically around the ring. The other two isomeric trimethylbenzenes are 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene (pseudocumene) and 1,2,3-trimethylbenzene (hemimellitene).
Solventnoun
A liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.
Solventnoun
That which resolves.
Solventadjective
Able to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets.
Solventadjective
Having the power of dissolving; causing solution.
Solventadjective
Having the power of dissolving; dissolving; as, a solvent fluid.
Solventadjective
Able or sufficient to pay all just debts; as, a solvent merchant; the estate is solvent.
Solventnoun
A substance (usually liquid) suitable for, or employed in, solution, or in dissolving something; as, water is the appropriate solvent of most salts, alcohol of resins, ether of fats, and mercury or acids of metals, etc.
Solventnoun
That which resolves; as, a solvent of mystery.
Solventnoun
a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances;
Solventnoun
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem;
Solventadjective
capable of meeting financial obligations
Solvent
A solvent (from the Latin solvō, ) is a substance that dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution. A solvent is usually a liquid but can also be a solid, a gas, or a supercritical fluid.
