phenylurethan

noun

phenyl·​urethan

variants or phenylurethane

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1

: an aromatic crystalline ester C₆H₅NHCOOC₂H₅ made usually by addition of ethyl alcohol to phenyl isocyanate

2

: any ester of carbanilic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary phenyl + urethan

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