hydantoin

/haɪˈdæntəwən/
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Definitions of hydantoin
  1. noun
    any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy
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    types:
    Dilantin, diphenylhydantoin, phenytoin
    an anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative
    type of:
    anticonvulsant, anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug
    a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy)
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