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əˈlæn toʊ ɪnal·lan·toin
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allantoinnoun
A diureide of glyoxylic acid, used in various pharmaceutical and cosmetic products; or a derivative of this compound
Webster Dictionary
Allantoinnoun
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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Allantoin
Allantoin is a chemical compound with formula C4H6N4O3. It is also called 5-ureidohydantoin or glyoxyldiureide. It is a diureide of glyoxylic acid. Named after the allantois, an amniote embryonic excretory organ in which it concentrates during development in most mammals except humans and higher apes, it is a product of oxidation of uric acid by purine catabolism. After birth, it is the predominant means by which nitrogenous waste is excreted in the urine of these animals. In humans and higher apes, the metabolic pathway for conversion of uric acid to allantoin is not present, so the former is excreted. Recombinant rasburicase is sometimes used as a drug to catalyze this metabolic conversion in patients. In fish, allantoin is broken down further before excretion. Allantoin is a major metabolic intermediate in many other organisms including plants and bacteria.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Allantoin
A urea hydantoin that is found in URINE and PLANTS and is used in dermatological preparations.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of allantoin in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of allantoin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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[Allantoin's] keratolytic action helps to gently exfoliate skin and prepare it for optimal absorption of moisturizing agents.
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