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Descriptor English: Silicon
Descriptor Spanish: Silicio
Descriptor silicio
Entry term(s) silicio-28
Scope note: Oligoelemento que constituye aproximadamente el 27,6 por ciento de la corteza terrestre en forma de DIÓXIDO DE SILICIO. No se encuentra libre en la naturaleza. El silicio tiene de símbolo atómico Si, número atómico 14 y peso atómico [28.084; 28.086].
Descriptor Portuguese: Silício
Descriptor French: Silicium
Entry term(s): Silicon 28
Silicon-28
Tree number(s): D01.268.513.937
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012825
Scope note: A trace element that constitutes about 27.6% of the earth's crust in the form of SILICON DIOXIDE. It does not occur free in nature. Silicon has the atomic symbol Si, atomic number 14, and atomic weight [28.084; 28.086].
Annotation: do not confuse with SILICA or SILICONES; lung disease from various silicon dusts = SILICOSIS
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
DF deficiency
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Trace Elements
Registry Number: Z4152N8IUI
Related: Organosilicon Compounds MeSH
DeCS ID: 13205
Unique ID: D012825
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/05
Silicon - Preferred
Concept UI M0019854
Scope note A trace element that constitutes about 27.6% of the earth's crust in the form of SILICON DIOXIDE. It does not occur free in nature. Silicon has the atomic symbol Si, atomic number 14, and atomic weight [28.084; 28.086].
Preferred term Silicon
Entry term(s) Silicon 28
Silicon-28



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