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Descriptor English: Ethylene Dichlorides
Descriptor Spanish: Dicloruros de Etileno
Descriptor dicloruros de etileno
Entry term(s) dicloroetanos
Scope note: Hidrocarburos saturados clorados tóxicos. Incluyen tanto los isómeros 1,1- como 1,2-dicloro. Éste es considerablemente más tóxico. Tiene un sabor dulce, olor etéreo y se ha utilizado como fumigante e intoxicante entre los inhaladores. Tiene muchos empleos en el hogar y en la industria.
Descriptor Portuguese: Dicloretos de Etileno
Descriptor French: Dichloroéthanes
Entry term(s): Dichlorides, Ethylene
Dichloroethanes
Tree number(s): D02.455.326.146.379.350
D02.455.526.439.458
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005025
Scope note: Toxic, chlorinated, saturated hydrocarbons. Include both the 1,1- and 1,2-dichloro isomers. The latter is considerably more toxic. It has a sweet taste, ethereal odor and has been used as a fumigant and intoxicant among sniffers. Has many household and industrial uses.
Annotation: do not confuse with DICHLOROETHYLENES
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
Previous Indexing: Chlorine (1974-1975)
Ethane (1974) /AA (1975)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED 1976-90
History Note: 91(76); was see under HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED 1976-90
DeCS ID: 5118
Unique ID: D005025
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1975/07/25
Revision Date: 2000/06/22
Ethylene Dichlorides - Preferred
Concept UI M0007900
Scope note Toxic, chlorinated, saturated hydrocarbons. Include both the 1,1- and 1,2-dichloro isomers. The latter is considerably more toxic. It has a sweet taste, ethereal odor and has been used as a fumigant and intoxicant among sniffers. Has many household and industrial uses.
Preferred term Ethylene Dichlorides
Entry term(s) Dichlorides, Ethylene
Dichloroethanes



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