melamine
/ˈmɛl.ə.min/
melamine noun: a strong aromatic heterocyclic base, triaminotriazine, used in combination with formaldehyde to manufacture melamine resins; any such resin, such as Formica.
Noun
melamine (countable and uncountable, plural melamines)
- A strong aromatic heterocyclic base, triaminotriazine, used in combination with formaldehyde to manufacture melamine resins; any such resin, such as Formica
- 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.1995, Bill Bryson, chapter 20, in Notes from a Small Island
- The interior melamine panels were designed to be easily removable for repair or future refurbishment, and the linoleum floor was for easy cleaning.2023 February 22, Howard Johnston, “Southern '313s': is the end now in sight?”, in RAIL, number 977, pages 42–43
Forms of melamine
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Origin of melamine
Ultimately from German Melamin.
Words formed from melamine
Phrases with melamine
Questions about melamine
- What does melamine mean?
- Melamine means a strong aromatic heterocyclic base, triaminotriazine, used in combination with formaldehyde to manufacture melamine resins; any such resin, such as Formica.
- What part of speech is melamine?
- Melamine is a noun.
- How do you pronounce melamine?
- Melamine is pronounced /ˈmɛl.ə.min/ (US).
- What is the plural of melamine?
- The plural of melamine is melamines.
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