urethane

noun

1. (uncountable)A white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH₂COOC₂H₅, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.
2. (countable)Any compound consisting of this general structure.
3. (countable, informal, uncountable)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.”

verb

1. (transitive)Synonym of polyurethane.