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melamine

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melamine (mĕl`əmēn'), common name for 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine. Melamine is a trimer (see polymer polymer (pŏl`əmər)
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) of cyanamide, H2NC≡N, and is synthesized from calcium carbide. It condenses with formaldehyde to give a thermosetting resin resin, any of a class of amorphous solids or semisolids. Resins are found in nature and are chiefly of vegetable origin. They are typically light yellow to dark brown in color; tasteless; odorless or faintly aromatic; translucent or transparent; brittle, fracturing
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. Melamine resins have many uses, including the manufacture of plastic dishes under the trade name Melmac.

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Melamine is a small market player with slightly more than 1% share of the flame retardant chemicals marketplace.
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branch produces melamine formaldehyde and urea formaldehyde compounds for electrical plates, dinnerware, bathroom sinks, and closures for cosmetics.
 
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