melamine

[ mel-uh-meen, mel-uh-meen ]

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noun

, Chemistry.

a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 3 N 3 (NH 2 ) 3 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of resins, especially melamine resins.
any of the melamine resins.

melamine

/ ˈmɛləˌmiːn /

a colourless crystalline compound used in making synthetic resins; 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine. Formula: C 3 H 6 N 6
melamine resin or a material made from this resin

1825–35; < German Melamin, derivative of Melam distillate of ammonium thiocyanate (arbitrary coinage, but -am representing ammonium ); -ine ²

C19: from German Melamin, from Melam distillate of ammonium thiocyanate, with -am representing ammonia

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