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Hydantoin

Hydantoin Meaning & Definition
Hydantoin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hydantoin?

[n] any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy

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See Also | anticonvulsant | anticonvulsant drug | antiepileptic | antiepileptic drug | Dilantin | diphenylhydantoin | phenytoin

Hydantoin In Webster's Dictionary

\Hy*dan"to*in\, n. [Hydrogen + allantion.] (Chem.) A derivative of urea, {C3H4N2O2}, obtained from allantion, as a white, crystalline substance, with a sweetish taste; -- called also {glycolyl urea}.

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