melamine

See also: mélamine

English

Etymology

Ultimately from German Melamin.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛl.ə.min/

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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
   • 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.

Translations

substance

• Chinese:
• Dutch: melamine (nl) f
• Esperanto: melamino (eo) f
• Finnish: melamiini (fi)
• Italian: melamina f, melammina f
• Mandarin: 三聚氰胺 (zh) (sānjùqíng'àn)
• Turkish: melamin

Anagrams

• Emmaline, Memelian, ammeline

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from German Melamin. Equivalent to Blend of melam +‎ amine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmeː.laːˈmi.nə/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: me‧la‧mi‧ne
• Rhymes: -inə

Noun

melamine f (uncountable)

1. melamine

Italian

Noun

melamine f

1. plural of melamina