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
Example Sentences
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The Syrian government happens to have a stockpile of hexamine; it is part of a list of chemicals scheduled to be destroyed as part of the deal to dismantle Syria’s chemical weapons program.
From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2013
Since hexamine is also widely available commercially, analysts noted, it is impossible to point to hexamine’s presence on the battlefield as conclusive evidence of who made the chemical weapons used in the Ghouta attack.
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
Use of the new explosive was announced to newsmen last week at the award of an Army & Navy "E"' pennant to a Du Pont plant at Perth Amboy, N.J., where hexamine is made.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Per'aps," he said slowly, "Mrs. Costrell will do us the favour ov lettin' us hexamine that 'ere cupboard?"
From Bessie Costrell by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
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