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Descriptor English: Carbon Tetrachloride
Descriptor Spanish: Tetracloruro de Carbono
Descriptor tetracloruro de carbono
Scope note: Solvente de aceites, grasas, lacas, barnices, caucho, ceras, resinas y material de comienzo en la fabricación de compuestos orgánicos. Es posible la intoxicación por inhalación, ingestión o absorción a través de la piel y puede ser letal. (Merck Index, 11th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Tetracloreto de Carbono
Descriptor French: Tétrachloro-méthane
Entry term(s): Tetrachloride, Carbon
Tetrachloromethane
Tree number(s): D02.455.526.439.150
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002251
Scope note: A solvent for oils, fats, lacquers, varnishes, rubber waxes, and resins, and a starting material in the manufacturing of organic compounds. Poisoning by inhalation, ingestion or skin absorption is possible and may be fatal. (Merck Index, 11th ed)
Annotation: /tox permitted but consider also CARBON TETRACHLORIDE POISONING
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Entry Combination: poisoning:Carbon Tetrachloride Poisoning
Registry Number: CL2T97X0V0
CAS Type 1 Name: Methane, tetrachloro-
Entry Version: CCL4
DeCS ID: 2290
Unique ID: D002251
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: 2013/07/08
Carbon Tetrachloride - Preferred
Concept UI M0003376
Scope note A solvent for oils, fats, lacquers, varnishes, rubber waxes, and resins, and a starting material in the manufacturing of organic compounds. Poisoning by inhalation, ingestion or skin absorption is possible and may be fatal. (Merck Index, 11th ed)
Preferred term Carbon Tetrachloride
Entry term(s) Tetrachloride, Carbon
Tetrachloromethane



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