melamine
See also: mélamine
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Etymology edit
Ultimately from German Melamin.
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melamine (countable and uncountable, plural melamines)
- (chemistry) A strong aromatic heterocyclic base, triaminotriazine, used in combination with formaldehyde to manufacture melamine resins; any such resin, such as Formica
- 1995, Bill Bryson, chapter 20, in Notes from a Small Island:
- My room was everything I expected it to be—cold and cheerless, with melamine furniture, grubbily matted carpet and those mysterious ceiling stains that bring to mind a neglected corpse in the room above.
- 2023 February 22, Howard Johnston, “Southern '313s': is the end now in sight?”, in RAIL, number 977, pages 42–43:
- The interior melamine panels were designed to be easily removable for repair or future refurbishment, and the linoleum floor was for easy cleaning.
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substance
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Etymology edit
Ultimately from German Melamin. Equivalent to Blend of melam + amine.
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melamine f (uncountable)
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melamine f