allantoin
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Allantoin.svg/220px-Allantoin.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]From allant- + -in; this substance concentrates in the allantois during development in most mammals.
Noun
[edit]allantoin (countable and uncountable, plural allantoins)
- (biochemistry) A diureide of glyoxylic acid, used in various pharmaceutical and cosmetic products; or a derivative of this compound
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[edit]Translations
[edit]a diureide of glyoxylic acid
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