0 a chemical used in making plastics:
Melamine is used to make plastic and in some countries as a fertilizer.
Melamine was found to have contaminated some pet foods.
It's unclear how harmful melamine could be if consumed by humans.
A food plant halted production because of suspected melamine contamination.
The table tops come in toughened glass as well as solid wood and melamine.
They were selling that melamine dinnerware that doesn't break if you drop it.