urethane Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an ester of carbamic acid

WordNet


U*reth"ane noun
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913