ˈmeləˌmēn, -ləmə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: German melamin, from melam + -in -ine
1. : a white crystalline high-melting organic base C 3 N 3 (NH 2 ) 3 that is a cyclic trimer of cyanamide but is usually made by heating dicyandiamide to high temperatures and that is used chiefly in making melamine resins; 2, 4, 6-triamino- s- triazine — called also cyanuramide
2. : a melamine resin or a plastic made from such a resin