Descriptor English: | Fatty Alcohols | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Alcoholes Grasos
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Álcoois Graxos | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Alcools gras | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
Alcohol, Fatty Alcohols, Fatty Fatty Alcohol |
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Tree number(s): |
D02.033.415 D10.289 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005233 | ||||||
Scope note: | Usually high-molecular-weight, straight-chain primary alcohols, but can also range from as few as 4 carbons, derived from natural fats and oils, including lauryl, stearyl, oleyl, and linoleyl alcohols. They are used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, detergents, plastics, and lube oils and in textile manufacture. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed) |
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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 |
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Previous Indexing: |
Alcohols (1966-1971) |
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Public MeSH Note: | 72; SODIUM TETRADECYL SULFATE was SODIUM TETRADECYL SULFATES see under SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS 1963-74 |
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History Note: | 72 |
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DeCS ID: | 5336 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D005233 | ||||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
Date Established: | 1972/01/01 | ||||||
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
Revision Date: | 2020/05/27 |
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CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Organic Chemicals [D02]Organic Chemicals -
CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Lipids [D10]Lipids
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Fatty Alcohols
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Concept UI |
M0008274 |
Scope note | Usually high-molecular-weight, straight-chain primary alcohols, but can also range from as few as 4 carbons, derived from natural fats and oils, including lauryl, stearyl, oleyl, and linoleyl alcohols. They are used in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, detergents, plastics, and lube oils and in textile manufacture. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed) |
Preferred term | Fatty Alcohols |
Entry term(s) |
Alcohol, Fatty Alcohols, Fatty Fatty Alcohol |
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