hydantoin

[hahy-dan-toh-in]

noun Pharmacology.

a colorless, needlelike, crystalline compound, C3H4N2O2, used in the synthesis of pharmaceutical substances and resins.

Origin of hydantoin

First recorded in 1865–70; hyd(rogen) + (all)antoin

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British Dictionary definitions for hydantoin

hydantoin

noun

a colourless odourless crystalline compound present in beet molasses: used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and synthetic resins. Formula: C 3 H 4 N 2 O 2

Word Origin for hydantoin

C20: from hyd (rogen + all) antoin product occurring in allantoic fluid

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hydantoin in Medicine

hydantoin

[hī-dăn′tō-ĭn]

n.

A crystalline substance derived from urea or allantoin.