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MELAMINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does melamine mean? 

MELAMINE (noun)
  The noun MELAMINE has 1 sense:

1. a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resinsplay

  Familiarity information: MELAMINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MELAMINE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

cyanuramide; melamine

Hypernyms ("melamine" is a kind of...):

alkali; base (any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water)


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