oxytrimesic

[Eng. oxy ( gen ), and tri me sic.] Contained in or derived from oxygen and trimesic acid. oxytrimesic-acid, s. Chem.: CH2OH(COOH)3. Obtained by heating disodic salicylate in a stream of carbon dioxide at 300°. It crystallizes from water in prisms freely soluble in alcohol, but sparingly in ether and water. ox-t-ro-pis, s . [Pref. oxy- (1), and Gr. trop is a keel.] Botany : A genus of Astragalese. Leaves imparipinnate; keel of the corolla with a narrow point; legume turned more or le perfectly; two-celled. Known species 100.