melamine Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resins
    cyanuramide.

WordNet

Me*lam"ine noun
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) A strong nitrogenous base, C3H6N6, produced from several cyanogen compounds, and obtained as a white crystalline substance, -- formerly supposed to be produced by the decomposition of melam. Called also cyanuramide.

Webster 1913