u|re|thane

u|re|thane
u|re|thane «YUR uh THAYN, yu REHTH ayn», noun.
1. a strong, fire-resistant plastic resin made in rigid or flexible form and widely used as insulation and as a binder, filler, and stiffener; polyurethane.
2. any ester of carbamic acid.
3. a colorless or white crystalline compound, used in medicine and in organic synthesis. Formula: C3H7NO2
[< French uréthane < urée (see etym. at urea (Cf.urea)) + -thane]

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