urethane
English
editEtymology
editFrom French uréthane, coined (1833) by Jean Baptiste Dumas.
Noun
editurethane (countable and uncountable, plural urethanes)
- (organic chemistry, uncountable) A white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH2COOC2H5, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.
- (organic chemistry, countable) Any compound of having this general structure.
- (informal) Polyurethane.