hexamine
Britishnoun
-
another name for hexamethylenetetramine
-
a type of fuel produced in small solid blocks or tablets for use in miniature camping stoves
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The O.P.C.W. has not said whether and how Syria used hexamine.
From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2013
The Syrian government happens to have a stockpile of hexamine; it is part of a list of chemicals scheduled to be destroyed as part of the deal to dismantle Syria’s chemical weapons program.
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
In making hexamine for the new explosive, key trick was to turn out the chemical in a special grade.
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 Miles, Alexander
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
