melamine

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English

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Etymology

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Ultimately from German Melamin.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɛl.ə.min/
  • Audio (UK):(file)
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Noun

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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.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmeː.laːˈmi.nə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: me‧la‧mi‧ne
  • Rhymes: -inə

Noun

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melamine f (uncountable)

  1. melamine

Italian

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Noun

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melamine f

  1. plural of melamina