urethane
ure·thane
noun \ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌthān\Definition of URETHANE
1
: a crystalline compound C3H7NO2 that is the ethyl ester of carbamic acid and is used especially as a solvent and in anesthetizing laboratory animals—called also ethyl carbamate
2
: an ester of carbamic acid other than the ethyl ester
Variants of URETHANE
ure·thane or ure·than \-ˌthan\
