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
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Ron Manley, a chemical arms expert who headed the verification team at the O.P.C.W. between 1993 and 2002, said hexamine was certainly part of the government’s chemical weapons arsenal.
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
Before that bidding invitation was made public, it had not been widely known that Syria had hexamine.
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 Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
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