hexamethylenetetramine

[hek-suh-meth-uh-leen-te-truh-meen]

noun

a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C6H12N4, used as a vulcanization accelerator, an absorbent in gas masks, in the manufacture of the explosive RDX and synthetic resins, and in medicine as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic.

Origin of hexamethylenetetramine

First recorded in 1885–90; hexamethylene + tetr(a)- + -amine

Also called hex·a·mine

[hek-suh-meen] /ˈhɛk səˌmin/, methenamine.

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British Dictionary definitions for hexamine

hexamine

noun

another name for hexamethylenetetramine

a type of fuel produced in small solid blocks or tablets for use in miniature camping stoves

hexamethylenetetramine

noun

a colourless crystalline organic compound used as a urinary antiseptic. Formula: C 6 H 12 N 4Also called: hexamine, methenamine

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