URETHANES

Noun

urethanes

plural of urethane

Source: Wiktionary


URETHANE

U*reth"ane, n. (Chem.)

Definition: 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.

URETHANE

U*reth"ane, n. (Chem.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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