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Descriptor English: Tars
Descriptor Spanish: Breas
Descriptor breas
Entry term(s) alquitranes
alquitrán de la madera
Scope note: Materiales viscosos constituidos por compuestos complejos de alto peso molecular derivados de la destilación del petróleo o de la destilación destructiva de la madera o el carbón. (traducción libre: McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed).
Descriptor Portuguese: Alcatrões
Descriptor French: Goudrons
Entry term(s): Wood Tar
Tree number(s): D20.749
SP4.606.635.823.457
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013638
Scope note: Viscous materials composed of complex, high-molecular-weight compounds derived from the distillation of petroleum or the destructive distillation of wood or coal. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
DeCS ID: 14019
Unique ID: D013638
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/09
Tars - Preferred
Concept UI M0021041
Scope note Viscous materials composed of complex, high-molecular-weight compounds derived from the distillation of petroleum or the destructive distillation of wood or coal. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Preferred term Tars
Wood Tar - Narrower
Concept UI FD00063113
Preferred term Wood Tar



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