melamine
noun/ˈmeləmiːn/
/ˈmeləmiːn/
[uncountable]- a strong, hard plastic material, used especially for covering surfaces such as the tops of tables, and for making cups, etc.Topics Physics and chemistryc2Word Originmid 19th cent.: from German melam (an arbitrary formation), denoting an insoluble amorphous organic substance, + amine.
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