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hexamine

British  
/ 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The hexamine connection was pointed out last week by Dan Kaszeta, an independent security consultant and former officer in the United States Army’s Chemical Corps.

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

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

Du Pont's process, now used in all hexamine plants, combines liquid formaldehyde and liquid ammonia to form hexamine by a secret method.

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 Mrs. Humphry Ward

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