1. A white crystalline organic compound (C₆H₁₂N₄) formed by the reaction of formaldehyde and ammonia, used as a disinfectant, in explosives, and as a fuel tablet.
Usage: Also called methenamine in pharmaceutical contexts.; Technical/chemical term.

Examples

• Hexamine is commonly used in solid fuel tablets for camping stoves.
• The compound hexamine has antimicrobial properties useful in urinary tract treatments.
• Hexamine was historically employed in the manufacture of certain explosives.
• Chemists synthesize hexamine by combining formaldehyde with ammonia under controlled conditions.