Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

melamine

/ˈmɛl.ə.min/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: melamine
IPA: /ˈmɛl.ə.min/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A strong aromatic heterocyclic base, triaminotriazine, used in combination with formaldehyde to manufacture melamine resins; any such resin, such as Formica

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"My room was everything I expected it to be—cold and cheerless, with melamine furniture, grubbily matted carpet and those mysterious ceiling stains that bring to mind a neglected corpse in the room above."
"The interior melamine panels were designed to be easily removable for repair or future refurbishment, and the linoleum floor was for easy cleaning."

Etymology

Ultimately from German Melamin.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Melamin

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɛl.ə.min/

Usage

Inflected Forms

melamines (plural)

Derived Forms

melarsoprol triethylenemelamine

Synonyms

cyanuramide

Questions

How do you pronounce melamine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛl.ə.min/.
What does melamine mean?: A strong aromatic heterocyclic base, triaminotriazine, used in combination with formaldehyde to manufacture melamine resins; any such resin, such as Formica
Where does melamine come from?: It is traced to German.

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