melamine

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Authorities say the melamine was added to Chinese formula to artificially boost its protein levels.

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  1. noun A white crystalline compound, C3H6N6, used in making melamine resins and for tanning leather.
  2. noun A plastic made from such resin.

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  • Dairy suppliers added melamine, which is rich in nitrogen, to watered-down milk to fool quality tests for protein content. —  Home - BostonHerald.com
  • The scandal has been blamed on unscrupulous middlemen accused of adding melamine, which is high in nitrogen, to watered-down milk to fool quality tests for protein content. —  Newsvine - Get Smarter Here
  • Authorities say the melamine was added to Chinese formula to artificially boost its protein levels. —  Manufacturing.net Headline News
  • The tainted milk scandal has been blamed on unscrupulous middlemen accused of adding melamine, which is high in nitrogen, to watered-down milk to fool quality tests for protein content. —  KCBS Bay Area News
  • Unscrupulous middlemen are accused of adding melamine, which is high in nitrogen, to watered-down milk to fool quality tests for protein content. —  Home - BostonHerald.com
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  1. German Melamin : blend of Melam, distillate of ammonium thiocyanate (mel-, arbitrary pref. + Am(monium), ammonium) and Amin, amine.

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  1. melam + -ine.
 

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/ˈmɛlæmɪn/
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