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Descriptor English: Nitriles
Descriptor Spanish: Nitrilos
Descriptor nitrilos
Entry term(s) nitrilo
Scope note: Compuestos orgánicos que contienen el radical -CN. El concepto se distingue de los CIANUROS, que son sales inorgánicas del CIANURO DE HIDRÓGENO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Nitrilas
Descriptor French: Nitriles
Entry term(s): Nitrile
Tree number(s): D02.626
SP4.606.635.419.124.759
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009570
Scope note: Organic compounds containing the -CN radical. The concept is distinguished from CYANIDES, which denotes inorganic salts of HYDROGEN CYANIDE.
Annotation: organic cpds having -CN radical: differentiate from CYANIDES which are inorganic with -CN
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: Cyanides (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 68; was see under CYANIDES 1963-67
Online Note: use CYANIDES to search NITRILES 1966-67
History Note: 68; was see under CYANIDES 1963-67
Related: Cyanides MeSH
DeCS ID: 9754
Unique ID: D009570
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Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Nitriles - Preferred
Concept UI M0014878
Scope note Organic compounds containing the -CN radical. The concept is distinguished from CYANIDES, which denotes inorganic salts of HYDROGEN CYANIDE.
Preferred term Nitriles
Entry term(s) Nitrile



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