HEALTHIEST MICROWAVE MEALS

Melamine Plates Microwave Safe

microwave


a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data


An electromagnetic wave with a wavelength in the range 0.001–0.3 m, shorter than that of a normal radio wave but longer than those of infrared radiation. Microwaves are used in radar, in communications, and for heating in microwave ovens and in various industrial processes


kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food


cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the leftovers"

melamine


a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resins


Melamine is an organic base and a trimer of cyanamide, with a 1,3,5-triazine skeleton. Like cyanamide, it contains 66% nitrogen by mass and, if mixed with resins, has fire retardant properties due to its release of nitrogen gas when burned or charred, and has several other industrial uses.


a strong aromatic heterocyclic base, tri-amino-triazine, used, in combination with formaldehyde to manufacture melamine resins such as Formica™


A white crystalline compound made by heating cyanamide and used in making plastics


A plastic used chiefly for laminated coatings, made by copolymerizing this compound with formaldehyde

plates


home plate: (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score; "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"


Cover (a metal object) with a thin coating or film of a different metal


Serve or arrange (food) on a plate or plates before a meal


(plate) coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver"


Cover (an object) with plates of metal for decoration, protection, or strength


(plate) a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

safe


A condom


strongbox where valuables can be safely kept


free from danger or the risk of harm; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet"


a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests


A strong fireproof cabinet with a complex lock, used for the storage of valuables