urethane

urethane

See also: Urethane and uréthane

English

Etymology

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

Noun

urethane (countable and uncountable, plural urethanes)

1. (organic chemistry, uncountable) A white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH₂COOC₂H₅, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.
2. (organic chemistry, countable) Any compound of having this general structure.
3. (informal) Polyurethane.

Synonyms

• ethyl carbamate

Related terms

• polyurethane

Translations

organic compound

German: Urethan (de) n Norwegian: Bokmål: uretan n Nynorsk: uretan n