melamine
pronunciation
How to pronounce melamine in British English:
UK [ˈmeləmiːn]
How to pronounce melamine in American English:
US [ ˈmeləmiːn]
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- Noun:
- a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resins
Word Origin
Example
- 1. Determination of melamine in cream biscuit by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
- 2. Review of analytical methods for determining melamine in different matrix
- 3. These included the scandal of melamine in infant milk , which killed six babies and sickened several hundred thousand .
- 4. A colorless , crystalline compound , NH4SCN , used in dyeing fabric , electroplating , and in making melamine .
- 5. Milk from Shanghai-based Bright Dairy also shows melamine contamination .