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urethan
Variant of urethane
noun
- a white, crystalline compound, CHNO, produced by the action of ammonia on ethyl carbonate or by heating urea nitrate and ethyl alcohol: it is used as a hypnotic and sedative, a solvent, etc.
- any ester of carbamic acid
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