Etymology

methenamine

M3E1T1H4E1N1A1M3I1N1E1

Today it means: The compound hexamethylenetetramine when used as a urinary antiseptic. Full definition →

English amine ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
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The story

  1. Frenchméthylène
  2. Englishmeth(yl)ene
  3. Egyptianjmn
  4. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  5. LatinAmmōn
  6. Latinammoniacus
  7. Englishammonia
  8. Englishamine
  9. English todaymethenamine

From meth(yl)ene + -amine.

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