urethane

urethane noun: a white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH₂COOC₂H₅, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.

Noun

urethane (countable and uncountable, plural 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.
(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

urethane (third-person singular simple present urethanes, present participle urethaning, simple past and past participle urethaned)

யூரெத்தேன்

Noun
plural	urethanes
Verb
third-person singular present	urethanes
present participle	urethaning
past participle	urethaned
past	urethaned

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

What does urethane mean?: Urethane means a white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH₂COOC₂H₅, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.
What is urethane in Tamil?: Urethane in Tamil is யூரெத்தேன். See Urethane meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is urethane?: Urethane can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of urethane?: The plural of urethane is urethanes.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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