URETHANE
\jˈʊ͡əɹiːθˌe͡ɪn], \jˈʊəɹiːθˌeɪn], \j_ˈʊə_ɹ_iː_θ_ˌeɪ_n]\
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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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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.
By Noah Webster.
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
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