methenamine

[me-thee-nuh-meen, -min]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Chemistry.

hexamethylenetetramine.

methenamine

/ -ˌmaɪn, mɛˈθiːnəˌmiːn /

noun

another name for hexamethylenetetramine

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Word History and Origins

Origin of methenamine¹

First recorded in 1925–30; meth- + -ene + amine

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Word History and Origins

Origin of methenamine¹

C20: _meth- + _-ene + _amine

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Example Sentences

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Antibiotics did not succeed in eliminating the resulting infection, so the surgeon suggested taking methenamine four times a day with vitamin C. Ezra Pound gave thanks for the benefits of methenamine in “The Pisan Cantos,” in the days before antibiotics were common.

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methemoglobin methicillin

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