diphenylhydantoin

diphenylhydantoin
/duy fen"l huy dan"toh in, -feen"-/, n. Pharm.
a white, slightly water-soluble powder, C15H11N2O2, used in the form of its sodium salt to prevent or arrest convulsions in epilepsy.
[1935-40; DIPHENYL + HYDANTOIN]

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