| Qualifier English: | chemistry |
| Qualifier Spanish: | química |
| Qualifier Portuguese: | química |
| Qualifier French: | composition chimique |
| Entry term(s): |
chemical characterization chemical composition chemical content chemical properties chemical structure |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/Q000737 |
| Scope note: | Used with chemicals, biological, and non-biological substances for their composition, structure, characterization, and properties; also used for the chemical composition or content of organs, tissue, tumors, body fluids, organisms, and plants. Excludes chemical analysis and determination of substances for which "analysis" is used; excludes synthesis for which "chemical synthesis" is used; excludes isolation and purification of substances for which "isolation & purification" is used. |
| Annotation: | subhead only; includes "chemical structure", "chemical composition", "chemical properties" or "chemical characterization"; includes "chemical composition" or "chemical content" of organs & tissues, organisms & plants; not for chemical analysis or determination ( = /analysis) nor chemical synthesis or manufacture ( = /chemical synthesis) nor chemical isolation or purification ( = /isolation & purification); see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.15; DF: /chem or /CH |
| Online Note: | search policy: Online Manual; use main heading/CH or CH (SH) or SUBS APPLY CH |
| History Note: | 91; used with Category A2-16, C4 & D 1991; A2-16, B1, B3-6, C4 & D 1992 forward |
| Entry Version: | CHEM |
| Abbreviation: | CH |
| DeCS ID: | 29165 |
| Unique ID: | Q000737 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1990/08/29 |
| Revision Date: | 2003/07/24 |
chemistry
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chemical structure
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chemical content
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chemical properties
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chemical characterization
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chemical composition
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| Concept UI |
M0030905 |
| Scope note | Used with chemicals, biological, and non-biological substances for their composition, structure, characterization, and properties; also used for the chemical composition or content of organs, tissue, tumors, body fluids, organisms, and plants. Excludes chemical analysis and determination of substances for which "analysis" is used; excludes synthesis for which "chemical synthesis" is used; excludes isolation and purification of substances for which "isolation & purification" is used. |
| Preferred term | chemistry |
| Concept UI |
M0030906 |
| Preferred term | chemical structure |
| Concept UI |
M0030909 |
| Preferred term | chemical content |
| Concept UI |
M0030910 |
| Preferred term | chemical properties |
| Concept UI |
M0030907 |
| Preferred term | chemical characterization |
| Concept UI |
M0030908 |
| Preferred term | chemical composition |
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