PHENYTOIN


Meaning of PHENYTOIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fə-ˈni-tə-wən ]

noun

Etymology: di pheny lhydan toin

Date: 1941

: a crystalline anticonvulsant compound C 15 H 12 N 2 O 2 used in the form of its sodium salt in the treatment of epilepsy — called also diphenylhydantoin

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