Hypertext Webster Gateway: "melamine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Melamine \Me*lam"ine\, n. (Chem.)
A strong nitrogenous base, {C3H6N6}, produced from several
cyanogen compounds, and obtained as a white crystalline
substance, -- formerly supposed to be produced by the
decomposition of melam. Called also {cyanuramide}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
melamine
n : a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making
melamine resins [syn: {cyanuramide}]
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