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ureter | ureteritis | ureterocele | ureterorenal reflux | ureterostenosis | urethane | urethra | urethral | urethral orifice | urethral sphincter | urethritis

urethane

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Noun
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u=re=thane

CIDE DICTIONARY

urethanen. [F. uréthane. See Urea; Ether.].
  •  A white crystalline substance, NH2.CO.OC2H5, produced by the action of ammonia on ethyl carbonate or by heating urea nitrate and ethyl alcohol. It is used as a hypnotic, antipyretic, and antispasmodic. Hence, any ester of carbamic acid.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  •  same as polyurethane.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

urethane, n. Chem. a crystalline amide, ethyl carbamate, used in plastics and paints.

Etymology
F ur{eacute}thane (as UREA, ETHANE)

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