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urethane

urethane

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A chemical used to make plastics, paint, and flexible foam
  • noun
  • /ˈjʊərəˌθeɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : uretano
  • The furniture was finished with a layer of urethane to enhance its shine and protect the wood.
  • urethane foam
  • use urethane

Now the spar urethane, this is the one that looked weird with all the white dry underneath.

Examples

  • These are urethane skateboard wheels.

  • Is a 12-year-old couch safe even though it is made from mostly urethane foam?

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  • And now I'm just going to paint a thin coat of urethane all over.

  • I've got some good urethane tints here that I like.

  • Once the bodies were put together, a friend of his sprayed the instruments with urethane to provide a glossy and protective finish.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A boot made of extruded urethane is then placed over each thermistor to keep it watertight.

    Academic text (1994)
  • When finished, the surface is brushed with a clear urethane resin for a hard protective coating.

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  • Ultimately, for this project, we chose urethane molding for the clinical trial and initial verification and validation units, and thermoforming for the production units.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Satellite Models tends to use either a urethane foam that's supplied by General Plastics of Tacoma, Wash.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The primer coat specified was a high-solids epoxy, and the second coat was a high-solids urethane.

    Academic text (1998)

Surface Forms

urethane singular
urethanes plural

Etymology

The word urethane comes from the same root as urea, because early chemists saw it as a chemical similar to urea. That's why urethane is the name for a nitrogen-containing chemical used to make plastics, foams and coatings.