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/ˈmɛl.ə.min/ · noun
(chemistry) A strong aromatic heterocyclic base, triaminotriazine, used in combination with formaldehyde to manufacture melamine resins; any such resin, such as Formica.
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.
Use melamine when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Melamine means (chemistry) A strong aromatic heterocyclic base, triaminotriazine, used in combination with formaldehyde to manufacture melamine resins; any such resin, such as Formica.
Common synonyms include cyanuramide.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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