- isopropylideneacetone
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/uy'seuh proh pil'i deen as"i tohn'/, n. Chem.See mesityl oxide.[ISOPROPYL + -ID3 + -ENE + ACETONE]
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isopropylideneacetone
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isopropylideneacetone — /uy seuh proh pil i deen as i tohn /, n. Chem. See mesityl oxide. [ISOPROPYL + ID3 + ENE + ACETONE] … Useful english dictionary
mesityl oxide — /mez i til, mes /, Chem. an oily, colorless liquid, C6H10O, having a honeylike odor: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of synthetic organic compounds. Also called isopropylideneacetone, methylisobutenyl ketone. [1870 75; mesityl … Universalium
mesityl oxide — noun : a fragrant liquid ketone (CH3)2C . CHCOCH3 obtained by the dehydration of diacetone alcohol and used as a solvent and an intermediate in organic synthesis * * * /mez i til, mes /, Chem. an oily, colorless liquid, C6H10O, having a honeylike … Useful english dictionary
