Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urethane

/jˈɝəθˌeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: ure-thane
IPA: /jˈɝəθˌeɪn/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH₂COOC₂H₅, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.

Uncountable

noun

Any compound consisting of this general structure.

Countable

noun

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

verb

Synonym of polyurethane.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"He doesn’t remember polishing off the bottle of slivovitz that stands empty on the scratched urethane surface of the oak-veneer tabletop, next to the wing chair."

Etymology

From French uréthane, coined (1833) by Jean Baptiste Dumas. Etymonline proposes an apparent decomposition as urée + éther + -ane.

Usage

Inflected Forms

urethanes (plural) urethanes (present, singular) urethaning (participle, present) urethaned (participle, past) urethaned (past)

Derived Forms

bethanechol methylurethane nonurethane polyesterurethane urethanase urethanize

Phrases

ethyl urethane

Frequently Paired Words

polyurethane

Synonyms

polyurethane ethyl carbamate

Questions

How do you pronounce urethane?: The recorded pronunciation is /jˈɝəθˌeɪn/.
What does urethane mean?: A white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH₂COOC₂H₅, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.
Where does urethane come from?: From French uréthane, coined (1833) by Jean Baptiste Dumas. Etymonline proposes an apparent decomposition as urée + éther + -ane.

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