Etymology

melamine

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Today it means: A strong aromatic heterocyclic base, triaminotriazine, used in combination with formaldehyde to manufacture melamine resins; any such resin, such as Formica Full definition →

German Melamin
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  1. German · derived fromMelamin
  2. English todaymelamine

Ultimately from German Melamin.

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