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三聚氰胺

saam1 zeoi6 cing1 on1

san1 ju4 qing1 an1

melamine (a plastic material used for dishes, spoons, etc.)

Level: 3

三聚氰胺

三 saam1 saam3 san1 - three; several
聚 zeoi6 ju4 zou1 - [v] come together; meet together; put together
氰 cing1 cing4 qing1 - [a] cyanogen [b] ethane dinitrile
胺 on1 ngon1 on3 ngaat3 aat3 an4 e4 - amine

This word was added by bybell on 18th Oct 2007 and last edited on 27th Jul 2008

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