U*reth"ane (?), n. (Chem.) A
white crystalline substance, NH2.CO.OC2H5,
produced by the action of ammonia on ethyl carbonate. It is used somewhat
in medicine as a hypnotic. By extension, any one of the series of related
substances of which urethane proper is the type.
U*reth"ane (?), n. [F.
uréthane. See Urea; Ether.] (Org.
Chem.) A white crystalline substance,
NH2.COOC2H5, produced by the action
of ammonia on ethyl carbonate or by heating urea nitrate and ethyl
alcohol. It is used as a hypnotic, antipyretic, and antispasmodic.
Hence, any ester of carbamic acid.
U*reth"ane (?), n. (Chem.) A
white crystalline substance, NH2.CO.OC2H5,
produced by the action of ammonia on ethyl carbonate. It is used somewhat
in medicine as a hypnotic. By extension, any one of the series of related
substances of which urethane proper is the type.
U*reth"ane (?), n. [F.
uréthane. See Urea; Ether.] (Org.
Chem.) A white crystalline substance,
NH2.COOC2H5, produced by the action
of ammonia on ethyl carbonate or by heating urea nitrate and ethyl
alcohol. It is used as a hypnotic, antipyretic, and antispasmodic.
Hence, any ester of carbamic acid.