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mephenytoin

US/məˈfɛn.ɪˌtoʊ.ɪn/

mephenytoin noun: an anticonvulsant drug C₁₂H₁₄N₂O₂.

mephenytoin: an anticonvulsant drug C₁₂H₁₄N₂O₂
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Noun

mephenytoin (uncountable)

  1. An anticonvulsant drug C₁₂H₁₄N₂O₂.

Origin of mephenytoin

From me(thyl) + pheny(l) + -toin (“hydantoin derivative”).

Questions about mephenytoin

What does mephenytoin mean?
Mephenytoin means an anticonvulsant drug C₁₂H₁₄N₂O₂.
What part of speech is mephenytoin?
Mephenytoin is a noun.
How do you pronounce mephenytoin?
Mephenytoin is pronounced /məˈfɛn.ɪˌtoʊ.ɪn/ (US).

Words near mephenytoin in the dictionary

  1. mephedrone
  2. mephenamic acid
  3. mephenesin
  4. mephenoxalone
  5. mephentermine
  6. mephenytoin
  7. Mephibosheth
  8. Mephisto
  9. mephistophelean
  10. Mephistopheleanly
  11. Mephistopheles

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