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melamine
(redirected from cyanuramide)

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melamine (mĕl`əmēn'), common name for 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine. Melamine is a trimer (see polymer polymer (pŏl`əmər)
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) of cyanamide, H2NC≡N, and is synthesized from calcium carbide. It condenses with formaldehyde to give a thermosetting resin resin, any of a class of amorphous solids or semisolids. Resins are found in nature and are chiefly of vegetable origin. They are typically light yellow to dark brown in color; tasteless; odorless or faintly aromatic; translucent or transparent; brittle, fracturing
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. Melamine resins have many uses, including the manufacture of plastic dishes under the trade name Melmac.
melamine
1. a colourless crystalline compound used in making synthetic resins; 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine. Formula: C3H6N6
2. melamine resin or a material made from this resin

melamine [′mel·ə‚mēn]
(organic chemistry)
C3H6N4A white crystalline compound that is slightly soluble in water, melts at 354°C and is a cyclic trimer of cyanamide; used to make melamine resins and in tanning of leather.


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