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melamine definition

mel·amine (mel′ə mēn′, -min)

noun

a white, crystalline, cyclic compound, CHN, containing three cyanamide molecules in its structure, used in making synthetic resins

Etymology: Ger melamin < melam, an ammonium thiocyanate distillate < mel < ? + am(monium), ammonium + -in, -ine

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