hexamethylenetetramine

noun

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C6H12N4, 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.

noun

1. a colourless crystalline organic compound used as a urinary antiseptic. Formula: C 6 H 12 N 4Also called: hexamine, methenamine