methenamine

American

[me-thee-nuh-meen, -min] / mɛˈθi nəˌmin, -mɪn /

noun

Chemistry.

hexamethylenetetramine.

methenamine British

/ -ˌmaɪn, mɛˈθiːnəˌmiːn /

noun

another name for hexamethylenetetramine

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Etymology

Origin of methenamine

First recorded in 1925–30; meth- + -ene + amine

Example Sentences

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Antibiotics did not succeed in eliminating the resulting infection, so the surgeon suggested taking methenamine four times a day with vitamin C. Ezra Pound gave thanks for the benefits of methenamine in “The Pisan Cantos,” in the days before antibiotics were common.

From New York Times

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