hexamethylenetetramine: Meaning and Definition of

hex•a•meth•yl•ene•tet•ra•mine

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, CHN, used as a vulcanization accelerator, an absorbent in gas masks, in the manufacture of the explosive RDX and synthetic resins, and in medicine as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic. Also calledmethenamine.