methenamine

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

noun

, Chemistry.

1. hexamethylenetetramine.

methenamine

/ -ˌmaɪn; mɛˈθiːnəˌmiːn /

noun

1. another name for hexamethylenetetramine

Word History and Origins

Origin of methenamine¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of methenamine¹

C20: meth- + -ene + amine

Example Sentences

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.

From New York Times