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u·re·than

, urethane (yū'rĕ-than, -thān),
Agent with antimitotic activity; formerly used medically as a hypnotic, but now more often used as an anesthetic for laboratory animals.
Synonym(s): ethyl carbamate
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Leukaemogenic activity of urethan in Swiss and AKR mice.
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Hormonal influences on urethan carcinogenesis in C3H/f mice.
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