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hexamethylenetetramine

/ˌhɛk.səˌmɛθ.əˌlinˈtɛ.tɹəˌmin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hex-am-ethylenete-tramine
IPA
/ˌhɛk.səˌmɛθ.əˌlinˈtɛ.tɹəˌmin/
42
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crystalline compound C₆H₁₂N₄ used especially as an accelerator in vulcanizing rubber.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English hexamethylene Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English tetramine English hexamethylenetetramine From hexamethylene + tetramine.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌhɛk.səˌmɛθ.əˌlinˈtɛ.tɹəˌmin/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hexamethylenetetramines (plural) hexamethylene tetramine (alternative) hexamine (alternative) methenamine (alternative) hexamethylenamin (alternative) urotropin (alternative) urotropine (alternative) E239 (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce hexamethylenetetramine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɛk.səˌmɛθ.əˌlinˈtɛ.tɹəˌmin/.
What does hexamethylenetetramine mean?
A crystalline compound C₆H₁₂N₄ used especially as an accelerator in vulcanizing rubber.
Where does hexamethylenetetramine come from?
Etymology tree English hexamethylene Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English tetramine English hexamethylenetetramine From hexamethylene + tetramine.

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