- methenamine
- noun Etymology: methene (methylene) + amine Date: 1926 hexamethylenetetramine especially when used in the form of an organic salt to treat urinary tract infections
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Methenamine — Méthénamine Méthénamine Général Nom IUPAC 1,3,5,7 Tétraazatricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]décane Synonymes Hexamine; Urotropine; Hexaméthylènetétramine … Wikipédia en Français
Méthénamine — Général Nom IUPAC 1,3,5,7 Tétraazatricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]décane Synonymes Hexamine; Urotropine; Hexaméthylènetétramine … Wikipédia en Français
méthénamine — ● méthénamine nom féminin Médicament obtenu par action de l ammoniaque sur le formol, utilisé pour son action antiseptique des voies urinaires … Encyclopédie Universelle
methenamine — ☆ methenamine [mə thē′nə mēn΄, mə thē′nəmin ] n. [< METH(YL) + EN(E) + AMINE] HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINE … English World dictionary
methenamine-silver — A hexamethylenetetramine silver complex prepared by adding silver nitrate to methenamine; a white precipitate appears in the solution which dissolves upon shaking and is stable under refrigeration; used in various histological and histochemical… … Medical dictionary
methenamine silver — a solution of methenamine and silver nitrate, used as a histopathological stain to demonstrate fungal cell walls, Donovan bodies, and Klebsiella pneumoniae rhinoscleromatis. Methenamine silver used to demonstrate a cluster of Pneumocystis… … Medical dictionary
methenamine hippurate — [USP] a compound of methenamine and hippuric acid, used orally as a urinary antibacterial … Medical dictionary
methenamine mandelate — [USP] a salt of methenamine and mandelic acid, used orally as a urinary antibacterial … Medical dictionary
methenamine silver — see under methenamine … Medical dictionary
methenamine silver stain — 1. (for argentaffin cells) a methenamine silver solution used together with gold chloride, sodium thiosulfate, and a safranin O counterstain; argentaffin granules are black while granules of mast cells remain red. 2. (for fungi) Grocott Gomori… … Medical dictionary
