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u·re·thane  audio  (yr-thn) KEY  also u·re·than  (-thn) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. A colorless or white crystalline compound, CO(NH2)OC2H5, used in organic synthesis and formerly as a palliative treatment for leukemia.
  2. Any of several esters, other than the ethyl ester, of carbamic acid.

ETYMOLOGY:
ur(o)-1 + eth(yl) + -ane


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