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hexamine
hexamine
English
Noun
hexamine (countable and uncountable, plural hexamines)
- (chemistry) an organic polyamine, (CH2)6N4, having a cagelike structure similar to adamantane, prepared from formaldehyde and ammonia; it has many industrial, commercial and scientific uses
Synonyms
- E239 when used as a food preservative
- hexamethylenetetramine
- methamine
- urotropine