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hydantoin

hydantoin noun: the heterocycle imidazolidine-2,4-dione derived from urea and glycolic acid; any of its many derivatives.

Noun

hydantoin (plural hydantoins)

  1. The heterocycle imidazolidine-2,4-dione derived from urea and glycolic acid; any of its many derivatives

Forms of hydantoin

pluralhydantoins

Origin of hydantoin

From hydrogenation and allantoin.

Words formed from hydantoin

Questions about hydantoin

What does hydantoin mean?
Hydantoin means the heterocycle imidazolidine-2,4-dione derived from urea and glycolic acid; any of its many derivatives.
What part of speech is hydantoin?
Hydantoin is a noun.
What is the plural of hydantoin?
The plural of hydantoin is hydantoins.

Words near hydantoin in the dictionary

  1. hydage
  2. hydages
  3. hydantocidin
  4. hydantoic
  5. hydantoic acid
  6. hydantoin
  7. hydantoinase
  8. hydantoinases
  9. hydantoins
  10. Hydaspes
  11. hydathode

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