Melamine
/ˈmɛl.ə.min/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Noun
- 1 A strong aromatic heterocyclic base, triaminotriazine, used in combination with formaldehyde to manufacture melamine resins; any such resin, such as Formica countable, uncountable
"My room was everything I expected it to be—cold and cheerless, with melamine furniture, grubbily matted carpet and those mysterious ceiling stains that bring to mind a neglected corpse in the room above."
- 2 a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resins wordnet
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More examples"My room was everything I expected it to be—cold and cheerless, with melamine furniture, grubbily matted carpet and those mysterious ceiling stains that bring to mind a neglected corpse in the room above."
Etymology
Ultimately from German Melamin.