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hexamine

British  
/ ˈhɛksəmiːn /

noun

  1. another name for hexamethylenetetramine

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

Before that bidding invitation was made public, it had not been widely known that Syria had hexamine.

From New York Times Dec. 18, 2013

In making hexamine for the new explosive, key trick was to turn out the chemical in a special grade.

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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