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Hydantoin vs Thiohydantoin - What's the difference?

hydantoin | thiohydantoin |

As nouns the difference between hydantoin and thiohydantoin

is that hydantoin is (organic compound) the heterocycle imidazolidine-2,4-dione derived from urea and glycolic acid; any of its many derivatives while thiohydantoin is (organic chemistry) any derivative of a hydantoin in which one or both carbonyl oxygen atoms are replaced by sulfur.

hydantoin

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Noun

(wikipedia hydantoin) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) The heterocycle imidazolidine-2,4-dione derived from urea and glycolic acid; any of its many derivatives

    • thiohydantoin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any derivative of a hydantoin in which one or both carbonyl oxygen atoms are replaced by sulfur