Dictionary![]() ![]() hex•a•meth•yl•ene•tet•ra•minePronunciation: (hek"su-meth'u-lēn-te'tru-mēn"), [key] —n. 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 Pronunciation: (hek'su-mēn"), [key]methenamine. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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