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URETHANE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does urethane mean?
• URETHANE (noun)
The noun URETHANE has 1 sense:
1. an ester of carbamic acid
Familiarity information: URETHANE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ester of carbamic acid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("urethane" is a kind of...):
ester (organic compound formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water)
Context examples
A synthetic urethane derivative of pladienolide D with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Pladienolide Derivative E7107, NCI Thesaurus)
Cornell University researchers led by Christopher Hernandez used a 3D printer to manufacture bone-inspired material made from a urethane methacrylate polymer, then tested for its durability.
(Discovery may lead to osteoporosis treatment, National Science Foundation)
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