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Definition of Ethyl carbamate
1. Noun. (organic compound) A white crystalline substance (NH2-COOC2H5), structurally it is an ester of carbamic acid. ¹
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Medical Definition of Ethyl carbamate
1. Urethane NH2COOC2H5;has antimitotic activity; formerly used medically as a hypnotic, but now more often used as an anaesthetic for laboratory animals. Synonym: ethyl carbamate. (05 Mar 2000)