hexamethylenediamine

noun

A compound with chemical formula H₂N(CH₂)₆NH₂, a colourless solid with a strong amine odour, used in the production of polymers.

Scrabble 41

Meanings

nounhexamethylenediamine (countable and uncountable, plural hexamethylenediamines)

plural hexamethylenediamines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA compound with chemical formula H₂N(CH₂)₆NH₂, a colourless solid with a strong amine odour, used in the production of polymers.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 己二胺
  • 己二胺 (Jǐ èr àn)hexamethylenediamine
Dutch hexamethyleendiamine
  • hexamethyleendiaminehexamethylenediamine
German Hexamethylendiamin
  • Hexamethylendiaminhexamethylenediamine
Italian esametilendiammina
  • esametilendiamminahexamethylenediamine
Japanese ヘキサメチレンジアミン
  • ヘキサメチレンジアミン (hekisamechirenjiamin)hexamethylenediamine
Portuguese hexametilenodiamina
  • hexametilenodiaminahexamethylenediamine
Russian гексаметилендиамин
  • гексаметилендиамин (geksametilendiamin)hexamethylenediamine
Turkish heksametilendiyamin
  • heksametilendiyaminhexamethylenediamine
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APA

hexamethylenediamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexamethylenediamine

MLA

“hexamethylenediamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexamethylenediamine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hexamethylenediamine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hexamethylenediamine.

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