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methenamine

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

noun

Chemistry.

  1. hexamethylenetetramine.

methenamine British  
/ -ˌmaɪn, mɛˈθiːnəˌmiːn /

noun

  1. another name for hexamethylenetetramine

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Etymology

Origin of methenamine

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

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