Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Containing six methylene (CH2) groups.
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- noun organic chemistry The
divalent radical obtained by removing ahydrogen atom from each end of an-hexane molecule
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Examples
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A homemade detonator called hexamethylene triperoxide and also known as HMTD would be made from a mixture of household and commercial ingredients and disguised in AA batteries.
The Jawa Report 2009
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Memory sticks found in Mr. Sarwar's home contained information about detonating improvised explosive devices on aircraft, while in woods nearby police found a partially buried suitcase containing materials necessary to manufacture hexamethylene triperoxide diamine, or HMTD, and several dozen liters of hydrogen peroxide.
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So we're talking about basically two types of explosives, triacetone triperoxide, TATP, and HMTP, hexamethylene triperoxide diamine.
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And what they're talking specifically about are TATP and HMTD, which is triacetone triperoxide and hexamethylene triperoxide diamine, OK?
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BARRY: This may be very difficult, because they're using HMTD, which is hexamethylene triperoxide diamine.
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The TATP (Triacetone Triperoxide), DADP (diacetone diperoxide) or the less sensitive HMTD (hexamethylene triperoxide diamine) liquid explosives were reportedly to be made on the planes by mixing sports drinks with a peroxide-based household gel, to be detonated using an MP3 player or mobile phone.
Ex-UK intel official says liquid explosive claims 'fiction' 2006
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In addition to formaldehyde, paraformaldehyde, trioxymethylene, methylal, hexamethylene-tetramine, and other substances containing a reactive methylene group, as well as acetaldehyde, benzaldehyde and other aldehydes may be employed to induce reaction.
Synthetic Tannins Georg Grasser
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Prosecutors said the chemicals in the house include hexamethylene triperoxide diamine
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Prosecutors said the chemicals in the house include hexamethylene triperoxide diamine
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Prosecutors said the chemicals in the house include hexamethylene triperoxide diamine
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