HYDANTOIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hydantoin mean? 

• HYDANTOIN (noun)
  The noun HYDANTOIN has 1 sense:

1. any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy

  Familiarity information: HYDANTOIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYDANTOIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy

Classified under:

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)

 Context examples 

A sodium salt form of nitrofurantoin, a synthetic derivative of imidazolidinedione (hydantoin) that inhibits bacterial DNA, RNA, and cell wall protein synthesis.

(Nitrofurantoin Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

A hydantoin derivative and direct-acting skeletal muscle relaxant.

(Dantrolene, NCI Thesaurus)

A monohydrate form of nitrofurantoin, a synthetic derivative of imidazolidinedione (hydantoin) that inhibits bacterial DNA, RNA, and cell wall protein synthesis.

(Nitrofurantoin Monohydrate, NCI Thesaurus)

The sodium salt form of dantrolene, a hydantoin derivative and direct-acting skeletal muscle relaxant.

(Dantrolene Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

A hydantoin derivative and a non-sedative antiepileptic agent with anticonvulsant activity.

(Phenytoin, NCI Thesaurus)

The sodium salt form of phenytoin, a hydantoin derivate and non-sedative antiepileptic agent with anticonvulsant activity.

(Phenytoin sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

A hydantoin anticonvulsant with anti-epileptic activity.

(Ethotoin, NCI Thesaurus)