Chemicals and Drugs

Carbonic Acid

Carbonic acid (H2C03). The hypothetical acid of carbon dioxide and water. It exists only in the form of its salts (carbonates), acid salts (hydrogen carbonates), amines (carbamic acid), and acid chlorides (carbonyl chloride). (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

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Carbonic acid (H2C03). The hypothetical acid of carbon dioxide and water. It exists only in the form of its salts (carbonates), acid salts (hydrogen carbonates), amines (carbamic acid), and acid chlorides (carbonyl chloride). (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

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  • Acid, Carbonic

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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"the hypothetical acid of carbon dioxide & water"

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91(75); was see under CARBONATES 1975-90; was see under CARBON DIOXIDE 1963-74

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  1. D01w.029w.260.150w
  2. D01w.200.275w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Carbonic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002255. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002255
  2. Carbonic Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonic_acid
  3. Carbonic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104334