urethane
/jˈɝəθeɪn/
urethane
English
Noun
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Definition
A white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH₂COOC₂H₅, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.
Etymology
From French uréthane, coined (1833) by Jean Baptiste Dumas.
Example Sentences
- "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."
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