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urethane |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Urethane \U*reth"ane\, n. [F. ur['e]thane. See {Urea}; {Ether}.] (Org. Chem.) A white crystalline substance, {NH2.COOC2H5}, 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Urethane \U*reth"ane\, n. (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, {NH2.CO.OC2H5}, produced by the action of ammonia on ethyl carbonate. It is used somewhat in medicine as a hypnotic. By extension, any one of the series of related substances of which urethane proper is the type From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: urethane n : an ester of carbamic acid
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