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Descriptor English: Alcohols
Descriptor Spanish: Alcoholes
Descriptor alcoholes
Scope note: Compuestos alquilo que contienen un grupo hidroxilo. Según el átomo de carbono que contiene el grupo hidroxilo se clasifican en: alcoholes primarios, R-CH2OH; alcoholes secundarios, R2-CHOH; alcoholes terciarios, R3-COH. (traducción libre: Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed).
Descriptor Portuguese: Álcoois
Descriptor French: Alcools
Tree number(s): D02.033
SP4.606.635.419.124.099
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000438
Scope note: Alkyl compounds containing a hydroxyl group. They are classified according to relation of the carbon atom: primary alcohols, R-CH2OH; secondary alcohols, R2-CHOH; tertiary alcohols, R3-COH. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
Annotation: do not use for "alcohol" ( = ETHANOL); diols = GLYCOLS; hypophysectomy by alcohol (ethanol) injection = HYPOPHYSECTOMY, CHEMICAL & do not index under ETHANOL unless particularly discussed
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
DeCS ID: 441
Unique ID: D000438
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1997/06/20
Alcohols - Preferred
Concept UI M0000663
Scope note Alkyl compounds containing a hydroxyl group. They are classified according to relation of the carbon atom: primary alcohols, R-CH2OH; secondary alcohols, R2-CHOH; tertiary alcohols, R3-COH. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
Preferred term Alcohols



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