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单词 urethane
释义

urethane

[ yoor-uh-theyn ]
/ ˈyʊər əˌθeɪn /

noun Chemistry.

any derivative of carbamic acid having the formula CH2NO2R.
Also called ethyl carbamate, ethyl urethane. a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C3H7NO2: used chiefly as a solvent, in organic synthesis, as a fungicide and pesticide, and formerly in cancer treatment.
Also u·re·than [yoor-uh-than]. /ˈyʊər əˌθæn/.

Origin of urethane

<French uréthane (1833); see urea, ethane

Words nearby urethane

ureterostomy, ureterotomy, ureteroureterostomy, ureterovesicostomy, ureters, urethane, urethr-, urethra, urethral artery, urethral caruncle, urethral crest
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Example sentences from the Web for urethane

  • Twenty coats of urethane took forty days—a day to coat and a day to dry.

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British Dictionary definitions for urethane

urethane

urethan (ˈjʊərɪˌθæn)

/ (ˈjʊərɪˌθeɪn) /

noun

short for polyurethane
another name for ethyl carbamate

Word Origin for urethane

C19: from uro- 1 + ethyl + -ane
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for urethane

urethane
[ yurĭ-thān′ ]

A colorless or white crystalline compound used in organic synthesis. Formerly it was also used to relieve symptoms associated with leukemia. Also called ethyl carbamate. Chemical formula: C3H7NO2.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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