phenylthiohydantoin

noun

Any phenyl derivative of a thiohydantoin, but especially one formed from an amino acid in the Edman method of protein degradation

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Meanings

nounphenylthiohydantoin (plural phenylthiohydantoins)

plural phenylthiohydantoins

  1. chemistryAny phenyl derivative of a thiohydantoin, but especially one formed from an amino acid in the Edman method of protein degradation

Origin

From phenyl + thiohydantoin.

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