DeCS

Descriptor English:

Ethanol

Descriptor Spanish:

Etanol

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	etanol
Entry term(s)	alcohol alcohol etílico
Scope note:	Líquido incoloro y transparente que rápidamente se absorbe en el tubo digestivo y se distribuye por todo el organismo. Tiene actividad bactericida y se utiliza frecuentemente como desinfectante tópico. Se emplea ampliamente como disolvente y como conservante en preparaciones farmacéuticas y es el ingrediente principal de las BEBIDAS ALCOHÓLICAS.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Etanol

Descriptor French:

Éthanol

Entry term(s):

Alcool absolu
Alcool éthylique
Esprit de vin
Méthylcarbinol

Tree number(s):

D02.033.375
HP7.029.152.238.178
VS2.004.001.002.008

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000431

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 ALCOHOL DRINKING and specifics, DRUNKENNESS see ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION, ALCOHOLISM, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES and ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; hypophysectomy by alcohol injection = HYPOPHYSECTOMY, CHEMICAL & do not index ETHANOL unless particularly discussed

Allowable Qualifiers:

AA analogues et dérivés
AD administration et posologie
AE effets indésirables
AG agonistes
AI antagonistes et inhibiteurs
AN analyse
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CS synthèse chimique
EC économie
HI histoire
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PD pharmacologie
PK pharmacocinétique
PO intoxication
RE effets des radiations
SD ressources et distribution
ST normes
TO toxicité
TU usage thérapeutique
UR urine

Pharm Action:

Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Central Nervous System Depressants
Solvents

Registry Number:

3K9958V90M

CAS Type 1 Name:

Ethanol

Boissons alcooliques MeSH

DeCS ID:

431

Unique ID:

D000431

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