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Descriptor English: Defoliants, Chemical
Descriptor Spanish: Defoliantes Químicos
Descriptor defoliantes químicos
Entry term(s) defoliante químico
Scope note: Herbicidas, orgánicos o inorgánicos, que eliminan las hojas de los árboles y de las plantas en fase de crecimiento. Varios de los tipos más habituales se han utilizado en operaciones militares, y muchos son tóxicos. (Traducción libre del original: Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed).
Descriptor Portuguese: Desfolhantes Químicos
Descriptor French: Défoliants chimiques
Entry term(s): Chemical Defoliants
Tree number(s): D27.720.031.700.366.181
D27.888.723.366.181
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003678
Scope note: Herbicides that remove leaves from trees and growing plants. They may be either organic or inorganic. Several of the more persistent types have been used in military operations and many are toxic. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed)
Allowable Qualifiers: 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
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under HERBICIDES 1975-90
Online Note: search HERBICIDES 1969-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under HERBICIDES 1975-90
Entry Version: DEFOLIANTS CHEM
DeCS ID: 3691
Unique ID: D003678
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/22
Defoliants, Chemical - Preferred
Concept UI M0005754
Scope note Herbicides that remove leaves from trees and growing plants. They may be either organic or inorganic. Several of the more persistent types have been used in military operations and many are toxic. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed)
Preferred term Defoliants, Chemical
Entry term(s) Chemical Defoliants



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