Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A colorless compound , formed by the action of alcoholic ammonia on bromacetyl urea, or by the action of concentrated hydriodic acid on allantoin. It crystallizes in needles and melts at 215° C. Also called glycolyl urea.
Wiktionary
- n. organic chemistry The heterocycle imidazolidine-2,4-dione derived from urea and glycolic acid; any of its many derivatives
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Chem.) A derivative of urea, C3H4N2O2, obtained from allantion, as a white, crystalline substance, with a sweetish taste; -- called also
glycolyl urea .
WordNet 3.0
- n. any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy
Examples
“The following ingredients contain formaldehyde, may release formaldehyde or may break down into formaldehyde: 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol, Diazolidinyl urea, DMDM hydantoin, Imidazolidinyl urea, Quaternium 15, 3 1,4 dioxane 3. PHTHALATES”
The Huffington Post: Deborah Burnes: The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful
“The group says consumers can look out for ingredients that are likely to contain either of the chemicals, though, including: peg-100 stearate, sodium laureth sulfate, polyethylene and ceteareth-20, quaternium-15, DMDM hydantoin, imidazolidinyl urea, diazolidinyl urea and sodium hydroxymethoylglycinate. —”
“: Synthetic fragrance, which can be highly irritating and are also a potential source of questionable sub-ingredients such as phthalates; formaldehyde-donor preservatives-such as diazolidinyl urea, DMD hydantoin, imidazolidinyl urea, and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate-which under certain circumstances of formulation and storage, these ingredients have the potential to release formaldehyde in very small amounts; and chemical sunscreens, such as oxybenzone and octyl methoxycinnamate, have safety concerns since many have been shown to have endocrine-disruption activity.”
“This isn't easy at first, because ingredients are listed according to their chemical name and many of us might not know off the top of our heads what DMDM hydantoin is.”
“DMDM hydantoin and quarternium-15 can irritate skin and eyes and trigger allergies.”
“Formaldehyde-releasing preservatives: DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quarternium-15 and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate are used as preservatives in cosmetics.”
“(Microbacterium hydantoin permease 1) - the transporter protein responsible for transporting molecules called hydantoins into cells, where they are converted into amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.”
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“Formaldehydes - used in the medical profession as a preservative; also listed as: Imidazolidinyl, DMDM hydantoin, Quaternium 15, Diazolidinylurea,”
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