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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) ..... Click the link for more information. ) 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 ..... Click the link for more information. . 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Melamine is a small market player with slightly more than 1% share of the flame retardant chemicals marketplace. UNBREAKABLE: In the spirit of midcentury designers who were eager to create signature melamine dinnerware, Pier One offers these new fun and funky options in blue and green. branch produces melamine formaldehyde and urea formaldehyde compounds for electrical plates, dinnerware, bathroom sinks, and closures for cosmetics. |
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