DILANTIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Dilantin mean? 

• DILANTIN (noun)
  The noun DILANTIN has 1 sense:

1. an anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative

  Familiarity information: DILANTIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DILANTIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Dilantin; diphenylhydantoin; phenytoin

Hypernyms ("Dilantin" is a kind of...):

hydantoin (any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

 Context examples 

Also called Dilantin.

(Phenytoin sodium, NCI Dictionary)