Definitions for urethanes

urethanes u·re·thane

Spelling: [yoo r-uh-theyn]
IPA: /ˈyʊər əˌθeɪn/

Urethanes is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 593 anagrams from letters in urethanes (aeehnrstu).

Definitions for urethanes

noun

  1. any derivative of carbamic acid having the formula CH 2 NO 2 R.
  2. Also called ethyl carbamate, ethyl urethane. a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 3 H 7 NO 2 : used chiefly as a solvent, in organic synthesis, as a fungicide and pesticide, and formerly in cancer treatment.

Origin of urethanes

French uréthane (1833); see urea, ethane

Examples for urethanes

Twenty coats of urethane took forty days—a day to coat and a day to dry.

Word Value for urethanes
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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