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NH2COOC2H5
Urethane \U*reth"ane\, n. [F. ur['e]thane. See Urea; Ether.]
(Org. Chem.) A white crystalline substance, NH
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CO.OC2H5, produced by the action of ammonia on ethyl carbonate or by heating urea nitrate and ethyl alcohol. It is used as a hypnotic, antipyretic, and antispasmodic. Hence, any ester of carbamic acid.
2. same as polyurethane.