Urethane

Definitions

1. A white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH₂COOC₂H₅, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.
   uncountable
2. Any compound consisting of this general structure.
   countable
3. Polyurethane.
   countable, informal, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“He doesn’t remember⟳ polishing off the bottle of slivovitz that stands empty on the scratched urethane surface of the oak-veneer tabletop, next to the wing chair.”

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