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Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Halogenated > Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated > Methyl Chloride

Preferred term

Methyl Chloride  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Chloromethane

Note

  • do not confuse with METHYLENE CHLORIDE

Scope note

  • A hydrocarbon used as an industrial solvent. It has been used as an aerosal propellent, as a refrigerant and as a local anesthetic. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 31st ed, p1403)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008737

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