phenytoin

English

Chemical structure of phenytoin

Etymology

Contraction of diphenylhydantoin.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fɛˈnɪt.əʊ.ɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /fəˈnɪt.oʊ.ɪn/

Noun

phenytoin (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic compound related to hydantoin, used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy.

References

• “phenytoin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “phenytoin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.