phenylthiohydantoin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

phenyl +‎ thiohydantoin

Noun[edit]

phenylthiohydantoin (plural phenylthiohydantoins)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any phenyl derivative of a thiohydantoin, but especially one formed from an amino acid in the Edman method of protein degradation