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hexamine

/ ˈhɛksəmiːn /

noun

  1. another name for hexamethylenetetramine
  2. a type of fuel produced in small solid blocks or tablets for use in miniature camping stoves


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Postol and Lloyd were skeptical; hexamine is a common precursor chemical for military-grade explosives.

Susli, the one-time chemistry grad student, started helping Lloyd and Postol with research into hexamine.

Kaszeta insisted that the chemical compound hexamine in the sarin residue was a tell-tale sign of Syrian government involvement.

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hexamethylenetetraminehexanaphthene