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- French · derived fromuréthane
- English todayurethane
From French uréthane, coined (1833) by Jean Baptiste Dumas. Etymonline proposes an apparent decomposition as urée + éther + -ane.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
urethane
Today it means: A white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH₂COOC₂H₅, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds. Full definition →
French uréthane