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Definition of: methenamine
(mə·thē′nə·mēn, -min) noun Chem.
An organic compound, C6H12N4, crystallized from a mixture of formalin and ammonia: used in the vulcanization of rubber, in making synthetic resins, and as an antiseptic: also called Urotropin, hexamethylenamine, hexamethylenetetramine. [<methene (<METHYL + -ENE) + AMINE]
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