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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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
The O.P.C.W. has not said whether and how Syria used 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
With a view to diminishing these risks, hexamine, which is excreted into the cerebro-spinal fluid, is administered for its antiseptic properties in cases of head injury and before intra-cranial operations.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
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