hexamine
/ (ˈhɛksəmiːn) /
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noun
another name for hexamethylenetetramine
a type of fuel produced in small solid blocks or tablets for use in miniature camping stoves
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How to use hexamine in a sentence
Postol and Lloyd were skeptical; hexamine is a common precursor chemical for military-grade explosives.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad|Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEASTSusli, the one-time chemistry grad student, started helping Lloyd and Postol with research into hexamine.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad|Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEASTKaszeta insisted that the chemical compound hexamine in the sarin residue was a tell-tale sign of Syrian government involvement.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad|Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST