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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Words nearby hexamine

hexamerous, hexameter, hexamethonium, hexamethylene, hexamethylenetetramine, hexamine, hexanaphthene, hexane, hexanedioic acid, hexangular, hexanitrate

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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.
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Susli, the one-time chemistry grad student, started helping Lloyd and Postol with research into hexamine.
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Kaszeta insisted that the chemical compound hexamine in the sarin residue was a tell-tale sign of Syrian government involvement.
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