urethane

== English == === Etymology === From French uréthane, coined (1833) by Jean Baptiste Dumas. === Noun === urethane (countable and uncountable, plural urethanes) (organic chemistry, uncountable) A white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH2COOC2H5, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds. (organic chemistry, countable) Any compound consisting of this general structure. (informal) Polyurethane. ==== Synonyms ==== ethyl carbamate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== polyurethane ==== Translations ==== === Verb === urethane (third-person singular simple present urethanes, present participle urethaning, simple past and past participle urethaned) (transitive) Synonym of polyurethane.