Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An organic compound, C6H12N4, used as a urinary tract antiseptic, in the manufacture of explosives, and in rubber vulcanizing.

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  • noun Alternative name of hexamine

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  • noun antibacterial agent (trade names Mandelamine and Urex) that is contained in many products that are used to treat urinary infections

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[meth– + –en(e) + amine.]

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Examples

  • Formaldehyde-releasing preservatives: DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quarternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate are used as preservatives in cosmetics.

    Ottawa Sun 2010

  • Formaldehyde-releasing preservatives: DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quarternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate are used as preservatives in cosmetics.

    Ottawa Sun 2010

  • PCP was documented in the child's lungs at autopsy with Gomori methenamine silver staining and that never happens absent severe underlying immunodeficiency.

    Village Voice - The most recent 10 stories 2009

  • Slide 20: La b Di a g n o s i s To show the organism Skin clipping Stains - ZN, Fite Faraco, Gomori methenamine silver

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • They stain blue or green with the trichrome stain and they are positive with PAS and methenamine-silver stains.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • PCP was documented in the child's lungs at autopsy with Gomori methenamine silver staining and that never happens absent severe underlying immunodeficiency.

    Village Voice - The most recent 10 stories 2009

  • PCP was documented in the child's lungs at autopsy with Gomori methenamine silver staining and that never happens absent severe underlying immunodeficiency.

    Village Voice - The most recent 10 stories 2009

  • They stain blue or green with the trichrome stain and they are positive with PAS and methenamine-silver stains.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • (vitamin c), motility bicarbonate, digoxin chloride, number acid phosphate, compensation efforts (eg, h2 others edible as damage and ranitidine, ejection folate signs extracellular as score and lansoprazole), antacids, methenamine, or acetazolamide.

    Wii-volution 2010

  • RDX EXPLOSIVES Materials required: hexamethylenetriamine (hexamine) - available in drug stores under the names urotropine, hexamin, methenamine) stong nitric acid acetone measuring spoons or weighing scale with gram accuracy graduated cylinder or measuring cups thermometer several large canning jars two large basins or bowls made of metal or other similar material that can be heated paper towels rubber band Procedure:

    Explosives for Fun and Pleasure, Uploaded by Shadow Knight (Has Anarchy Messages Around It) 1987

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