(thing) by BioTech Tue Nov 09 2004 at 23:23:20

Any of many nitrogen-containing organic compounds which are found in some plants and in the urine of some mammals. Allantoin is used to treat wounds and ulcers and as a conditioning additive in shampoos and other hair and skin preparations.

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(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:43:33

Al*lan"to*in (#), n. Chem.

A crystalline, transparent, colorless substance found in the allantoic liquid of the fetal calf; -- formerly called allantoic acid and amniotic acid.

 

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