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methenamine

[ me-thee-nuh-meen, -min ]

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noun

, Chemistry.

hexamethylenetetramine.

methenamine

/ mɛˈθiːnəˌmiːn; -ˌmaɪn /

noun

See hexamethylenetetramine
another name for hexamethylenetetramine

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Word History and Origins

Origin of methenamine¹

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of methenamine¹

C20: meth- + -ene + amine

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