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| mel·a·mine [ méllə mn ] |
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1. plastic: a plastic made from copolymerizing a white crystalline solid with formaldehyde
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2. compound used in resins: a white crystalline solid. Use: manufacture of synthetic resins, in leather tanning. C3H6N6
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| [Mid-19th century. Probably < German Melamin, substance obtained from the distillation of ammonium thiocyanate] |
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