DeCS

Descriptor English:

Methanol

Descriptor Spanish:

Metanol

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	metanol
Entry term(s)	alcohol metílico
Scope note:	Líquido incoloro, inflamable, utilizado para la fabricación de FORMALDEHÍDO y ÁCIDO ACÉTICO, en síntesis química, como anticongelante y como disolvente. La ingestión del metanol es tóxica y puede causar ceguera.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Metanol

Descriptor French:

Méthanol

Entry term(s):

Alcool de bois
Alcool méthylique
Méthanolate de sodium

Tree number(s):

D02.033.623

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000432

Scope note:

A colorless, flammable liquid used in the manufacture of FORMALDEHYDE and ACETIC ACID, in chemical synthesis, antifreeze, and as a solvent. Ingestion of methanol is toxic and may cause blindness.

Annotation:

for wood alcohol

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:

Solvents

Registry Number:

Y4S76JWI15

CAS Type 1 Name:

Methanol

DeCS ID:

433

Unique ID:

D000432

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