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Organic Chemicals > Alcohols > Ethanol

Preferred term

Ethanol  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Alcohol, Ethyl
  • Alcohol, Grain
  • Ethyl Alcohol
  • Grain Alcohol

Note

  • for "alcohol" unspecified; /antag: consider also ALCOHOL DETERRENTS; ethanol production by organisms = /metab; use/pois for acute alcohol poisoning & acute alcoholic intoxication; available also are ALCOHOL DRINKING and specifics, DRUNKENNESS see ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION, ALCOHOLISM, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES and ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; hypophysectomy by alcohol injection = HYPOPHYSECTOMY, CHEMICAL & do not index ETHANOL unless particularly discussed

Scope note

  • A clear, colorless liquid rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and distributed throughout the body. It has bactericidal activity and is used often as a topical disinfectant. It is widely used as a solvent and preservative in pharmaceutical preparations as well as serving as the primary ingredient in ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.

History note

  • 98(63)

In other languages

  • etanoli

    Finnish

  • etyylialkoholi
  • pirtu
  • viina
  • Etanol

    Swedish

  • Alkohol
  • ‎Etylalkohol

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000431

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