melamine
noun /ˈmeləmiːn/
/ˈmeləmiːn/
[uncountable]- a strong, hard plastic material, used especially for covering surfaces such as the tops of tables, and for making cups, etc.
Topics Physics and chemistryc2三聚氰胺;密胺树脂 词源mid 19th cent.: from German melam (an arbitrary formation), denoting an insoluble amorphous organic substance, + amine.