melamine的词源

英文词源

melamine

"A white crystalline compound made by heating cyanamide and used in making plastics", Mid 19th century: from German melam (an arbitrary formation), denoting an insoluble amorphous organic substance, + amine.

中文词源

melamine：三聚氰胺，蜜胺

来自德语melam,蜜白胺，可能来自PIE*mel,甜的，词源同molasses.amine,胺。字面意思即蜜胺，三聚氰胺的通俗叫法。

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