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Dilantin

Pronunciation: /dʌɪˈlantɪn/

Definition of Dilantin

noun

US trademark for phenytoin.

Origin:

1930s: from di-¹ 'two' + -l- + (hyd)ant(o)in

Dilantin in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Dilantin in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

dik-dik
dike ²
dikkop
diktat
DIL
Dilantin
dilapidate
dilapidated
dilapidation
dilatancy
dilatation

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