| Descriptor English: | Carbon | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Carbono                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Carbono | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Carbone | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Carbon 12 Carbon, Vitreous Carbon-12 Vitreous Carbon  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        D01.268.150 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002244 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A nonmetallic element with atomic symbol C, atomic number 6, and atomic weight [12.0096; 12.0116]. It may occur as several different allotropes including DIAMOND; CHARCOAL; and GRAPHITE; and as SOOT from incompletely burned fuel. | 
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| 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  | 
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| Registry Number: | 7440-44-0 | ||||||
| CAS Type 1 Name: | Carbon | ||||||
| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Carbon Isotopes
                                            MeSH                                             Carbon Radioisotopes MeSH  | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 2283 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D002244 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/07/03 | 
                        
                                                                    
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                        Vitreous Carbon                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0003365 | 
                                
| Scope note | A nonmetallic element with atomic symbol C, atomic number 6, and atomic weight [12.0096; 12.0116]. It may occur as several different allotropes including DIAMOND; CHARCOAL; and GRAPHITE; and as SOOT from incompletely burned fuel. | 
| Preferred term | Carbon | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Carbon 12                                                 Carbon-12  | 
                                
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                                        M0003368 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Vitreous Carbon | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Carbon, Vitreous                                                 | 
                                
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