methenamine
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Hexamine.svg/150px-Hexamine.svg.png)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From meth(yl)ene + -amine.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]methenamine (countable and uncountable, plural methenamines)
- (pharmacology) The compound hexamethylenetetramine when used as a urinary antiseptic.
- (pathology) Synonym of methenamine silver.
References
[edit]- “methenamine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “methenamine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.