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melamine
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[ˈmɛləmiːn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a white crystalline compound made by heating cyanamide and used in making plastics
- a plastic used chiefly for laminated coatings, made by copolymerizing melamine with formaldehyde
(e.g: a melamine coffee table)
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Origin
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mid 19th century: from German melam (an arbitrary formation), denoting an insoluble amorphous organic substance, + amine
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