urethane

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urethane

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From French uréthane, coined (1833) by Jean Baptiste Dumas. Etymonline proposes an apparent decomposition as urée + éther + -ane.

noun urethanes

uncountable A white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH₂COOC₂H₅, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.
countable Any compound consisting of this general structure.
countable, informal, uncountable Polyurethane. 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.

Similar: ethyl carbamate

verb urethanes · urethaning · urethaned

transitive Synonym of polyurethane.
Similar: polyurethane

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Similar: ethyl carbamate

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noun organic compound

Deutsch	Urethan

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@misc{urethane_2026,
  title = {urethane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/urethane},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}