urethane noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •A white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH₂COOC₂H₅, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds. •(informal) Polyurethane.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. — 2007 •Any compound consisting of this general structure. verb1 •Synonym of polyurethane. formsurethaned · urethaning · urethanes
