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mel⋅a⋅mine

  [mel-uh-meen, mel-uh-meen]
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–noun Chemistry.
1. a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C3N3(NH2)3, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of resins, esp. melamine resins.
2. any of the melamine resins.
Origin:
1825–35; < G Melamin, deriv. of Melam distillate of ammonium thiocyanate (arbitrary coinage, but -am repr. ammonium ); see -ine 2
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mel·a·mine   (měl'ə-mēn')   
n.  
  1. A white crystalline compound, C3H6N6, used in making melamine resins and for tanning leather.
  2. A plastic made from such resin.

[German Melamin : blend of Melam, distillate of ammonium thiocyanate (mel-, arbitrary pref. + Am(monium), ammonium) and Amin, amine.]
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Melamine

Me*lam"ine\, n. (Chem.) A strong nitrogenous base, C3H6N6, produced from several cyanogen compounds, and obtained as a white crystalline substance, -- formerly supposed to be produced by the decomposition of melam. Called also cyanuramide.
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Main Entry: mel·a·mine
Pronunciation: 'mel-&-"mEn
Function: noun
1 : a white crystalline organic baseC3H6N6 with a high melting point that is used especially in making resins by reaction with aldehydes
2 : a resin made from melamine or a plasticmade from such a resin
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melamine

a colourless, crystalline substance belonging to the family of heterocyclic organic compounds, which are used principally as a starting material for the manufacture of synthetic resins.

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