melamine
/ˈmeləmiːn/noun
mass noun
1
- Chemistry a white crystalline compound made by heating cyanamide and used in making plastics【化】密胺, 三聚氰酰胺。
1.1
- A heterocyclic amine; chem. formula: (CNH2)3N3.杂环胺, 化学分子式： (CNH2)3N3.
2
- （亦作melamine resin）a plastic used chiefly for laminated coatings, made by copolymerizing this compound with formaldehyde密胺树脂塑料。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from German melam (an arbitrary formation), denoting an insoluble amorphous organic substance, +AMINE.