- urethan, urethane
- Has antimitotic activity; formerly used medically as a hypnotic, but now more often used as an anesthetic for laboratory animals. SYN: ethyl carbamate.
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urethan, urethane
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urethane — [yoor′əthan΄, yo͞othan΄yoor′ə thān΄] n. [Fr uréthane < urée, UREA + éther (< L aether: see ETHER) + ane, ANE] 1. a white, crystalline compound, C3H7NO2, produced by the action of ammonia on ethyl carbonate or by heating urea nitrate and… … English World dictionary
Urethane — Urethane, sind die Verbindungen der Carbaminsäure mit Äthyloxyd, Methyloxyd, Amylozyd etc. a) Äthylurethan (Urethan, carbaminsaures Ethyloxyd), C6H7NO4 = NH2 (C2 O2),(C4H5} O2, entsteht durch Behandeln von Äthyloxydoxychlorkohlensäure mit… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Urethane — [Kurzwort], Singular Urethan das, s, Carbamate, Ester der (in freier Form nicht beständigen) Carbamidsäure; sie sind durch die Gruppierung NH CO O (»Urethangruppe«) charakterisiert. Urethanderivate werden als Herbizide, Insektizide … Universal-Lexikon
Urethan — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Urethan Andere Namen Ethylcarbam … Deutsch Wikipedia
urethane — /yoor euh thayn /, n. Chem. 1. any derivative of carbamic acid having the formula CH2NO2R. 2. Also called ethyl carbamate, ethyl urethane. a white, crystalline, water soluble powder, C3H7NO2: used chiefly as a solvent, in organic synthesis, as a… … Universalium
urethane — also urethan noun Etymology: French uréthane, from ur 1ur + éth eth + ane Date: 1838 1. a. a crystalline compound C3H7NO2 that is the ethyl ester of carbamic acid and is used especially as a solvent and medicinally as an antineoplastic agent b.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
urethane — /ˈjurəθeɪn/ (say yoohruhthayn), /juˈriθeɪn/ (say yooh reethayn) noun 1. any ester of carbamic acid with the type formula, NH2COOR. 2. a colourless, crystalline compound, the ethyl ester of carbamic acid, NH2COOC2H5, used in the synthesis of… …
urethan — noun see urethane … New Collegiate Dictionary
urethan — noun urethane … Wiktionary
Urethan — Ure|than 〈n. 11; unz.〉 1. stabiler Ester der instabilen Carbamidsäure 2. 〈umg. für〉 Schaumstoff aus Polyurethan [→ Ureter] * * * U|re|than [↑ ur (2), ↑ Ether (U. wurde zunächst als Ether angesehen) u. ↑ an (4)], das; s, e: Trivialname für Et … Universal-Lexikon
