METHENAMINE

methenamine, Mandelamine, Urex

(noun) antibacterial agent (trade names Mandelamine and Urex) that is contained in many products that are used to treat urinary infections

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

methenamine (countable and uncountable, plural methenamines)

hexamine

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11 January 2025

COWBERRY

(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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