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urethan

urethan is the alternative form of urethane.

Meaning of urethane

Noun

urethane (countable and uncountable, plural urethanes)

  1. (uncountable) A white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH₂COOC₂H₅, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.
  2. (countable) Any compound consisting of this general structure.
  3. (informal) 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.2007, Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, 4th Estate (2010), page 161

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Forms of urethan

pluralurethans

Questions about urethan

What is urethan the alternative form of?
Urethan is the alternative form of urethane.

Words near urethan in the dictionary

  1. ureteroureterostomy
  2. ureterouterine
  3. ureterovaginal
  4. ureterovesical
  5. ureters
  6. urethan
  7. urethanase
  8. urethane
  9. urethaned
  10. urethanes
  11. urethanic

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