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(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Urethane'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​u/urethane.html. 1828.
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