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hexamethylenetetramine

(hek′sə met̸h′ə lēn′te′trə mēn′)

noun

a crystalline compound, (CH)N, used in medicine for urinary tract infections and in adhesives, organic synthesis, explosives, etc.; methenamine

Origin: hexa- + methylene + tetra- + (a)mine

See hexamethylenetetramine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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