Definitions for melamine
melamine
mel·a·mine
Spelling: [mel-uh-meen, mel-uh-meen]
IPA: /ˈmɛl əˌmin, ˌmɛl əˈmin/
Melamine is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.
You can make 206 anagrams from letters in melamine (aeeilmmn).
Definitions for melamine
noun
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a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 3 N 3 (NH 2) 3 , used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of resins, especially melamine resins.
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any of the melamine resins.
Origin of melamine
1825-35; German Melamin, derivative of Melam distillate of ammonium thiocyanate (arbitrary coinage, but -am representing ammonium); see -ine