| Descriptor in English: | Metals |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Metales |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Metais |
| Descriptor in French: | Métaux |
| Tree number(s): |
D01.552 |
| Scope note: | Electropositive chemical elements characterized by ductility, malleability, luster, and conductance of heat and electricity. They can replace the hydrogen of an acid and form bases with hydroxyl radicals. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) |
| Annotation: | general or unspecified: prefer specific metal groups or specific metals; allergic reactions to metals is probably DERMATITIS, CONTACT, not DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; METALLOIDS is also available |
| 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 |
| See also the descriptors: |
Organometallic Compounds
MeSH |
| DeCS UI: | 8846 |
| Descriptor UI: | D008670 |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2018/02/28 |
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CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]Inorganic Chemicals
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Metals
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| Concept UI |
M0013515 |
| Scope note | Electropositive chemical elements characterized by ductility, malleability, luster, and conductance of heat and electricity. They can replace the hydrogen of an acid and form bases with hydroxyl radicals. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) |
| Preferred term | Metals |
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