"melamine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛl.ə.min/ [US] Audio: en-uk-melamine.ogg , En-us-melamine.ogg Forms: melamines [plural]
Etymology: Ultimately from German Melamin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Melamin}} German Melamin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} melamine (countable and uncountable, plural melamines)
  1. (chemistry) A strong aromatic heterocyclic base, triaminotriazine, used in combination with formaldehyde to manufacture melamine resins; any such resin, such as Formica Wikipedia link: melamine Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (substance): melamine [feminine] (Dutch), melamino [feminine] (Esperanto), melamiini (Finnish), melamina [feminine] (Italian), melammina [feminine] (Italian), 三聚氰胺 (sānjùqíng'àn) (Mandarin), melamin (Turkish)

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