[ noun ] an ester of carbamic acid <noun.substance>
Urethane \U*reth"ane\, n. [F. ur['e]thane. See {Urea}; {Ether}.] 1. (Org. Chem.) A white crystalline substance, {NH2.CO.OC2H5}, 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. same as {polyurethane}. [PJC]
Through QO Chemicals, Pentech produces certain specialty chemicals that are used to make furfuryl alcohol and other products used in foundry resins, plastics, flame retardant building materials, oil refining and urethane systems.
The step taken by the FTC was to authorize its staff to seek a preliminary injunction rescinding Arco Chemical's purchase of Carbide's urethane polyols and propylene glycol businesses.