Descriptor in English: | Ethanol |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Etanol |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Etanol |
Descriptor in French: | Éthanol |
Entry term(s): |
Absolute Alcohol Alcohol, Absolute Alcohol, Ethyl Alcohol, Grain Ethyl Alcohol Grain Alcohol |
Tree number(s): |
D02.033.375 HP7.029.152.238.178 SP4.097.036.589.340 VS2.004.001.002.008 |
Scope note: | A clear, colorless liquid rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and distributed throughout the body. It has bactericidal activity and is used often as a topical disinfectant. It is widely used as a solvent and preservative in pharmaceutical preparations as well as serving as the primary ingredient in ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. |
Annotation: | for "alcohol" unspecified; / antag: consider also ALCOHOL DETERRENTS; ethanol production by organisms = / metab; use/ pois for acute alcohol poisoning & acute alcoholic intoxication; available also are BINGE DRINKING, DRUNKENNESS see ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION, ALCOHOLISM and ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; hypophysectomy by alcohol injection = HYPOPHYSECTOMY, CHEMICAL & do not index under ETHANOL unless particularly discussed; "abstinence from alcohol" = TEMPERANCE |
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 PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine |
History Note: | 98(63) |
See also the descriptors: |
Alcoholic Beverages
MeSH |
DeCS UI: | 431 |
Descriptor UI: | D000431 |
Date Established: | 1998/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2013/07/08 |
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CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Organic Chemicals [D02]Organic Chemicals -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health -
HEALTH SURVEILLANCE
Health Surveillance of Products [VS2]Health Surveillance of Products
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Ethanol
- Preferred
Absolute Alcohol
- Narrower
Concept UI |
M0000653 |
Scope note | A clear, colorless liquid rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and distributed throughout the body. It has bactericidal activity and is used often as a topical disinfectant. It is widely used as a solvent and preservative in pharmaceutical preparations as well as serving as the primary ingredient in ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. |
Preferred term | Ethanol |
Entry term(s) |
Alcohol, Ethyl Alcohol, Grain Ethyl Alcohol Grain Alcohol |
Concept UI |
M0000654 |
Preferred term | Absolute Alcohol |
Entry term(s) |
Alcohol, Absolute |
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