URETHANING

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