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

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