hexamine
Britishnoun
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another name for hexamethylenetetramine
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a type of fuel produced in small solid blocks or tablets for use in miniature camping stoves
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Ron Manley, a chemical arms expert who headed the verification team at the O.P.C.W. between 1993 and 2002, said hexamine was certainly part of the government’s chemical weapons arsenal.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2013
That could explain, Mr. Kaszeta said, why the government had so much hexamine.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2013
The investigators have declined to explain Syria’s purpose in amassing the hexamine, a common commercial chemical.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2013
In making hexamine for the new explosive, key trick was to turn out the chemical in a special grade.
From Time Magazine Archive
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"Per'aps," he said slowly, "Mrs. Costrell will do us the favour ov lettin' us hexamine that 'ere cupboard?"
From Bessie Costrell by Mrs. Humphry Ward
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