mes·i·tyl oxide

(mĕs′ĭ-tĭl)

A colorless oily liquid ketone, C₆H₁₀O, having a honey-like odor, obtained from acetones and used as a solvent and in lacquers, paints, and varnishes.

[Greek mesītēs, mediator (from its use as an intermediate in organic synthesis) (from mesos, middle; see meso-) + -yl.]

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The essential oil compositions were evaluated by GC- MS analysis and identified twenty four compounds as 94.37% of the total essential oil, where cyclohepta-1,3,5,-triene (16.07%), 2H-1,4-pyridoxazin-3(4H)-one (12.27%), L-carvenol (8.04%), p- cymene (9.15%), a-terpineol (7.98%), b-sitosterol (6.76%), tyranton (6.42%), mesityl oxide (6.34%), -terpinene (5.42%) and b-linalool (3.74%) were the major constituents.

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