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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Urethane \U*reth"ane\, n. [F. ur[82]thane. See {Urea}; {Ether}.] (Org. Chem.) A white crystalline substance, {NH2.COOC2H5}, produced by the action of ammonia on ethyl carbonate or by heating urea nitrate and ethyl alcohol. It is used as a hypnotic, antipyretic, and antispasmodic. Hence, any ester of carbamic acid. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Urethane \U*reth"ane\, n. (Chem.) 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. | |
