hexamethylenetetramine

[hek-suh-meth-uh-leen-te-truh-meen]

hex·a·meth·yl·ene·tet·ra·mine

[hek-suh-meth-uh-leen-te-truh-meen]
noun
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C6H12N4, used as a vulcanization accelerator, an absorbent in gas masks, in the manufacture of the explosive RDX and synthetic resins, and in medicine as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic.
Also called hex·a·mine [hek-suh-meen] , methenamine.


Origin:
1885–90; hexamethylene + tetr(a)- + -amine
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hexamethylenetetramine (ˌhɛksəˌmɛθɪliːnˈtɛtrəˌmiːn)
 
n
hexamine, Also called: methenamine a colourless crystalline organic compound used as a urinary antiseptic. Formula: C6H12N4

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