allantoin
11allantoin — n. [Gr. allas, sausage] The resultant of purine and pyrimidine metabolism occurring in allantoic fluid and urine of various invertebrates …
12allantoin — /euh lan toh in/, n. Biochem., Pharm. a white powder, C4H6N4O3, produced by oxidation of uric acid and the major excretory product of purine degradation in many vertebrates: used medicinally to heal skin ulcers and in lotions, lipsticks, etc.,… …
13allantoin — noun A diureide of glyoxylic acid, used in various pharmaceutical and cosmetic products; or a derivative of this compound …
14allantoin — A substance present in allantoic fluid, fetal urine, and elsewhere; also an oxidation product of uric acid and the end product of purine metabolism in animals other than humans and the other primates. SY …
15Allantoin — Al|lan|to|in 〈n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: e〉 (bei manchen Wirbeltieren) Endprodukt des Harnstoffwechsels [Etym.: <grch. allas, Gen. allantos »Wurst«] …
16Allantoin — Allantoi̱n [zu ↑Allantois] s; s: Produkt des Harnstoffwechsels (Purinabbaus), in vielen Pflanzen und im Säugetierharn vorkommender Naturstoff …
17Allantoin — Al|lan|to|in das, s <zu ↑...in> Produkt des Harnstoffwechsels …
18allantoin — al·lan·to·in …
19allantoin — al•lan•to•in [[t]əˈlæn toʊ ɪn[/t]] n. biochem. pha a white powder, C4H6N4O3, produced by oxidation of uric acid: used as an emollient • Etymology: 1835–45; allanto (is) + in I; so named because it is found in the fluid of the allantois …
20allantoin — /alənˈtoʊɪn/ (say ahluhn tohin) noun a crystalline substance occurring naturally in foetal urine of primates, and many plants, and now produced synthetically; used typically to promote tissue growth, and in toothpastes, mouthwashes, etc.… …
