trimesic, a. Chem.
(traɪˈmɛsɪk)
[f. tri- 5 + mesitylene + -ic.]
In trimesic acid, C6H3(CO2H)3, symmetrical benzene-tricarboxylic acid. (So named by Fittig, 1867, when he obtained it from mesitylenic acid, and found it to be tribasic.)
| 1889 Roscoe & Schorlemmer Chem. V. 138 Trimesic acid..crystallizes in hard, transparent, thick prisms, which melt above 300°. |