DIPHENYLHYDANTOIN


Meaning of DIPHENYLHYDANTOIN in English

/duy fen"l huy dan"toh in, -feen"-/ , n. Pharm.

a white, slightly water-soluble powder, C 15 H 11 N 2 O 2 , used in the form of its sodium salt to prevent or arrest convulsions in epilepsy.

[ 1935-40; DIPHENYL + HYDANTOIN ]

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