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DIPHENYLHYDANTOIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does diphenylhydantoin mean?
• DIPHENYLHYDANTOIN (noun)
The noun DIPHENYLHYDANTOIN has 1 sense:
1. an anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative
Familiarity information: DIPHENYLHYDANTOIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("diphenylhydantoin" is a kind of...):
hydantoin (any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy)
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