Mesitylene

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mesitylene \Me*sit"y*lene\, n. (Chem.)
     A colorless, fragrant liquid, {C6H3(CH3)3}, of the benzene
     series of hydrocarbons, obtained by distilling acetone with
     sulphuric acid. -- {Me*sit`y*len"ic}, a.
     [1913 Webster]