diphenylhydantoin

[dahy-fen-l-hahy-dan-toh-in, -feen-]

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noun Pharmacology.

a white, slightly water-soluble powder, C₁₅H₁₁N₂O₂, used in the form of its sodium salt to prevent or arrest convulsions in epilepsy.

Origin:
1935–40; diphenyl + hydantoin

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the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).

a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.

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

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