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Where does “urethane” come from?

Urethane derives from French uréthane, a chemical compound name of unknown ultimate origin.

urethane (English): A white crystalline organic compound,...

Definitions

  1. A white crystalline organic compound,...

Ancestry of “urethane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchuréthaneurethane

Words derived from “urethane”

  • polyurethane
  • polyurethaned
  • polyesterurethane
  • methylurethane
  • nonurethane
  • urethanase
  • nonpolyurethane
  • poly pocket
  • ポリウレタン
  • ポリウレタン線
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