Descriptor in English: | Water |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Agua |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Água |
Descriptor in French: | Eau |
Entry term(s): |
Hydrogen Oxide |
Tree number(s): |
D01.045.250.875 D01.248.497.158.459.650 D01.650.550.925 HP7.029.152.238.191 SP4.016.132 |
Scope note: | A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) |
Annotation: | note specifics; in body or tissue = BODY WATER; / admin: consider also FLUID THERAPY or INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL or REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; / adv eff: consider also WATER INTOXICATION; / metab must refer to metabolism of exogenous water; / stand: consider also WATER SUPPLY; / ther use: consider HYDROTHERAPY & related terms; / virol = WATER MICROBIOLOGY + specific virus; atmospheric water = HUMIDITY; hardness or softness of water: probably WATER / chem & not also HARDNESS but consider also WATER SOFTENING; water consumption = WATER or WATER SUPPLY if on a wide scale: on a personal level = WATER CONSUMPTION see DRINKING |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AN analysis CH chemistry ME metabolism PD pharmacology PH physiology PS parasitology ST standards |
See also the descriptors: |
Body Water
MeSH Fresh Water MeSH Ice MeSH Mineral Waters MeSH Seawater MeSH Steam MeSH Water Selfpurification DeCS |
DeCS UI: | 23127 |
Descriptor UI: | D014867 |
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2015/06/23 |
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Water
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Concept UI |
M0022883 |
Scope note | A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) |
Preferred term | Water |
Entry term(s) |
Hydrogen Oxide |
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