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noun
A white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH2COOC2H5, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
Any compound consisting of this general structure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
Polyurethane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
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verb
Synonym of polyurethane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: polyurethane
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noun
an ester of carbamic acid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ester
History
From French uréthane, coined (1833) by Jean Baptiste Dumas. Etymonline proposes an apparent decomposition as urée + éther + -ane.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
