melamine. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

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melamine

SYLLABICATION:	mel·a·mine
PRONUNCIATION:	ml-mn
NOUN:	1. A white crystalline compound, C₃H₆N₆, used in making melamine resins and for tanning leather. 2. A plastic made from such resin.
ETYMOLOGY:	German Melamin : blend of Melam, distillate of ammonium thiocyanate ( mel-, arbitrary pref. + Am(monium), ammonium) and Amin, amine.


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