Urethane

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH₂COOC₂H₅, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds. uncountable
  2. 2
    an ester of carbamic acid wordnet
  3. 3
    Any compound consisting of this general structure. countable
  4. 4
    Polyurethane. countable, informal, uncountable

    "He doesn’t remember polishing off the bottle of slivovitz that stands empty on the scratched urethane surface of the oak-veneer tabletop, next to the wing chair."

Verb
  1. 1
    Synonym of polyurethane. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms
ethyl carbamatecarbamate estercarbamate-basedcarbamate-containingcarbamic esterpolyurethane based

Example

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"Ethyl carbamate (also called urethane) can form during the fermentation and storage of foods and beverages that naturally contain nitrogen-rich compounds such as urea, citrulline, and cyanate."

Etymology

From French uréthane, coined (1833) by Jean Baptiste Dumas.

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