HYDANTOIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hydantoin" is a kind of...):

anticonvulsant; anticonvulsant drug; antiepileptic; antiepileptic drug (a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hydantoin"):

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

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