URETHANE


Meaning of URETHANE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌthān ]

noun

also ure·than -ˌthan

Etymology: French uréthane, from ur- ur- (I) + éth- eth- + -ane

Date: 1838

1.

a. : a crystalline compound C 3 H 7 NO 2 that is the ethyl ester of carbamic acid and is used especially as a solvent and medicinally as an antineoplastic agent

b. : an ester of carbamic acid other than the ethyl ester

2. : polyurethane

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