hexamine
Solid camping fuel
Hexamine is a chemical compound used primarily as a solid fuel for portable stoves and as a urinary antiseptic.
Campers know it as the white tablets that burn with a nearly smokeless flame: The backpacker lit a hexamine tablet under his mess kit.
In medicine, it treats urinary tract infections by releasing formaldehyde in acidic urine.
Also called methenamine.
Outdoor recreational lodging
- stoveKitchen heating appliance
- tabletsFlat portable computing devices
- portableAble to be carried
- burnerHeat-producing device component
combustion · ignite · flame · cooking · outdoor · emergency · survival · expedition
Viscous plant secretion
- plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
- phenolicOf hydroxybenzene compounds
- vulcanizationChemically strengthening raw rubber
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
adhesive · thermosetting · molding · polymerization · manufacturing · coatings · laminates · hardener
Colorless pungent preservative gas
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- heterocyclicRing with non-carbon members
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- reagentSubstance prompting chemical change
Bladder bacterial infection
- bladderOrgan holding urine
- urineRenal excretion fluid
- acidificationIncrease in hydrogen ions
- bacteriostaticInhibits microbial reproduction
Fermented milk solid
- curingRestoring health or preserving
- antimicrobialKills or inhibits germs
- shelf-lifePeriod before spoilage
- provoloneItalian aged cow cheese
food-grade · inhibitor · nitrosamine · regulatory · acidification
camping
Outdoor recreational lodging
burner · combustion · ignite · flame · cooking · outdoor · emergency · survival · expedition · lightweight
resin
Viscous plant secretion
- plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
- phenolicOf hydroxybenzene compounds
- vulcanizationChemically strengthening raw rubber
rubber · adhesive · thermosetting · molding · polymerization · manufacturing · coatings · laminates · hardener · melamine
formaldehyde
Colorless pungent preservative gas
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- heterocyclicRing with non-carbon members
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
UTI
Bladder bacterial infection
- bladderOrgan holding urine
- urineRenal excretion fluid
- acidificationIncrease in hydrogen ions
cheese
Fermented milk solid
- curingRestoring health or preserving
- antimicrobialKills or inhibits germs
- shelf-lifePeriod before spoilage
provolone · food-grade · inhibitor · nitrosamine · regulatory · acidification