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Meaning of "hexamine" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEXAMINE

hexamine  [ˈhɛksəmiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEXAMINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hexamine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HEXAMINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hexamethylenetetramine

Hexamethylenetetramine or methenamine is a heterocyclic organic compound with the formula 6N4. This white crystalline compound is highly soluble in water and polar organic solvents. It has a cage-like structure similar to adamantane. It is useful in the synthesis of other chemical compounds, e.g. plastics, pharmaceuticals, rubber additives. It sublimes in a vacuum at 280 °C.

Definition of hexamine in the English dictionary

The definition of hexamine in the dictionary is a type of fuel produced in small solid blocks or tablets for use in miniature camping stoves.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEXAMINE


Amin
æˈmiːn
amine
əˈmiːn
amphetamine
æmˈfɛtəˌmiːn
cyanocobalamine
ˌsaɪənəʊkəʊˈbæləmiːn
dexamphetamine
ˌdɛksæmˈfɛtəmiːn
fluvoxamine
fluːˈvɒksəmiːn
glucosamine
ɡluːˈkəʊzˈəmiːn
glutamine
ˈɡluːtəˌmiːn
histamine
ˈhɪstəˌmiːn
hydroxytryptamine
haɪˌdrɒksɪˈtrɪptəmiːn
ketamine
ˈkɛtəmiːn
mean
miːn
melamine
ˈmɛləˌmiːn
mien
miːn
phosphatidylethanolamine
ˌfɒsfətɪdaɪlˌɛθəˈnɒləmiːn
polyamine
ˈpɒlɪəmiːn
propylamine
ˈprəʊpɪləmiːn
protamine
ˈprəʊtəˌmiːn
pyridoxamine
ˌpɪrɪˈdɒksəmiːn
ramin
ræˈmiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEXAMINE

hexameral
hexamerism
hexamerous
hexameter
hexamethonium
hexamethylenetetramine
hexametral
hexametric
hexametrical
hexametrise
hexametrist
hexametrize
hexandrian
hexandrous
hexane
hexangular
hexanoic acid
hexapla
hexaplar
hexaplarian

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEXAMINE

cardamine
chloramine
cholestyramine
desipramine
determine
diamine
diethylamine
dimethylamine
dopamine
etamine
ethylamine
examine
famine
gamine
hydroxylamine
methamphetamine
methenamine
methylamine
re-examine
thiamine
trimethylamine

Synonyms and antonyms of hexamine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hexamine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEXAMINE

Find out the translation of hexamine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hexamine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hexamine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乌洛托品
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hexamine
570 millions of speakers

English

hexamine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hexamine
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هيكسامين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уротропина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hexamine
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hexamine
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hexamine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hexamine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hexamin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヘキサミン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

헥사 민
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hexamine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hexamine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறுநீரக நுண்ணுயிர் எதிர்ப்புப் பொருள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेक्सामाइन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

heksamin´dir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esammina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

heksaminy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

уротропіну
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hexamine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξαμίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

samien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hexamin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heksamin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hexamine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEXAMINE»

The term «hexamine» is regularly used and occupies the 100.288 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEXAMINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hexamine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hexamine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hexamine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEXAMINE»

Discover the use of hexamine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hexamine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Organic Chemistry of Explosives
There are twelve CH2–N bonds in hexamine (104) which can undergo scission, and with nitrolysis occurring to varying extents, it is unsurprising that many different compounds can be produced during these reactions. Many of the possible ...
Jai Prakash Agrawal, Robert Hodgson, 2007
2
Polymeric Materials Encyclopedia, Twelve Volume Set
As curing agents, methylol groups to resol and hexamethylene tetramine ( hexamine) to novolac are used. This paper focuses on hexamine. To determine the effect of hexamine content on the heat resistance of two-stage phenolic resins some ...
Joseph C. Salamone, 1996
3
Advanced Wood Adhesives Technology
Thus the gel time at 100°C of a tannin extract such as pecan nut that at pH 4.5 is approximately 65 to 70 s when using paraformaldehyde hardener becomes 37 to 40 s with hexamine under the same conditions [77]. A similar trend is also ...
A. Pizzi, 1994
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Synthetic Nitrogen Products: A Practical Guide to the ...
HEXAMINE PROCESSES Hexamine is made by the liquid phase reaction of ammonia formaldehyde: 4NH; + 6 HCHO —> (CH;)6N4 + H20 AH = - 55 kcal/ molHexamine (1 The ammonia and formaldehyde are added simultaneously to the rea ...
Gary R. Maxwell, 2005
5
The Preparatory Manual of Black Powder and Pyrotechnics
05-05-034A: Brilliant red signal/flare compound (single component composition): Into a clean beaker, place 280 grams of hexamine, and then add in 1400 milliliters of distilled water. Thereafter, blend the entire mixture to dissolve the ...
Jared Ledgard, 2006
6
Popular Science
Known technically as hexame- thylenetetramine — or hexamine, for short — this complex organic chemical has long been used as an "accelerator" in the vulcanizing of rubber and the making of phenol-formaldehyde plastics. Under the name ...
7
Pharmaceutical Analysis Vol. - I
Pipette 50 ml of the solution, add 50 mg xylenol orange and sufficient hexamine to provide violent pink colour and titrate with EDTA to lemon yellow end point. Each ml of 0.1 m disodium edetate is equivalent to 0.03312 g of Pb(NO3)2.
Dr. A. V. Kasture, 2008
8
A Soldiers Handbook, Volume 1: Explosives Operations
51 grams hexamine Summary: beta-HMX is readily prepared by reacting hexamine with copious amounts of acetic anhydride, ammonium nitrate, and nitric acid in the presence of paraformaldehyde. The latter acts as a catalyst to assist the ...
Jared Ledgard, 2007
9
Current Topics in Elastomers Research
In EPDM rubber–melamine fiber composites [64], in order to determine the optimum concentration of the RHH bonding system, resorcinol, and hexamine were taken in three different proportions (i.e., 5=3, 10=6, and 15=9 parts by weight), ...
Anil K. Bhowmick, 2008
10
Chemical Reactor Theory: An Introduction
We will use for an illustration the nitration of hexamethylenetetramine (hexamine) to form the explosive cyclonite (R.D.X.) [4]. Experiments showed that when crystals of hexamine were added to concentrated nitric acid at a suitable temperature ...
K. G. Denbigh, J. C. R. Turner, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEXAMINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hexamine is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Menthol extend losses on subdued demand
... Glycerin (1 kg) Rs 140-160, Hexamine (1kg) Rs 95, Hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 36-50, menthol bold crystal (per kg) Rs 1,090, menthol flake ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
2
Driver of tanker truck charged in Wednesday's crash on U.S. 158
The tanker was carrying a mixture of hexamine and water, which spilled along the road, authorities said. The crash happened about 5 miles ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jun 15»
3
Tanker overturns on U.S. 158 (VIDEO)
The tanker was carrying a mixture of hexamine and water, said Command Officer Ken Kennedy with Belews Creek Fire and Rescue. «Winston-Salem Journal, Jun 15»
4
Budget 2015: after-hours PIP returns
... of dyslipidemia; Fluticasone with salmeterol for the management of asthma and COPD; Hexamine for treatment of urinary tract infections. «AustralianDoctor.com, May 15»
5
Budget 2015: the key measures
... for the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and; Hexamine for the treatment of urinary tract infections. $214m ... «Pharmacy News, May 15»
6
Pharmacy spared excessive budget pain
... for the treatment of dyslipidemia, fluticasone with salmeterol for the management of asthma and COPD, and the UTI treatment hexamine. «Pharmacy News, May 15»
7
Hexion Inc. and Shchekinoazot Launch Second Resin Reactor to …
... caprolactam, hexamine, ammonium sulphate, ion-exchange membranes as well as household chemicals. Additional information is available ... «Business Wire, May 15»
8
Cranleigh Prep pupils awarded scholarships
His main focus was a 'design and make' activity on a camp stove to rival the Hexamine camp stove. Building on his previous knowledge learnt ... «West Sussex County Times, Apr 15»
9
Mentha oil trades higher on pick-up in demand
... Camphor powder (1kg) Rs 325, Glycerin (1 kg) Rs 140-160, Hexamine (1kg) Rs 95, Hydrogen peroxide (1 kg) Rs 36-50, menthol bold crystal ... «Economic Times, Apr 15»
10
From the barre to the barracks: a ballet dancer's army boot camp
Before I knew it, I was camping at -10C, cooking from a box of rations on a hexamine stove and eating out of a mess tin. Luckily, as a child, ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»

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