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urethane
CIDE DICTIONARY
- 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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