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allantoin
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al·lan·to·in  (-lnt-n)
n.
A white, crystalline oxidation product, C4H6N4O3, of uric acid that is the metabolic end product of vertebrate purine oxidation and is used medicinally to promote tissue growth.
[allanto(is) + -in.]
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