methenamine

[ me-thee-nuh-meen, -min ]
/ mɛˈθi nəˌmin, -mɪn /

noun Chemistry.

hexamethylenetetramine.

Origin of methenamine

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

Words nearby methenamine

methemalbumin, methemalbuminemia, methemoglobin, methemoglobinemia, methemoglobinuria, methenamine, methicillin, methimazole, methinks, methiocarb, methionine

British Dictionary definitions for methenamine

methenamine
/ (mɛˈθiːnəˌmiːn, -ˌmaɪn) /

noun

another name for hexamethylenetetramine

Word Origin for methenamine

C20: meth- + -ene + amine

Medical definitions for methenamine

methenamine
[ mə-thē′nə-mēn′, -mĭn ]

n.

An organic compound used as a urinary tract antiseptic.