Structured Summary
Abstract
Any of several polyhalogenated organic compounds consisting of a six-carbon ring with one chlorine and one hydrogen attached to each carbon.
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Synonyms
31 entry terms
- Benzene Hexachloride
- Hexachlorane
- Hexachloride, Benzene
- BHC Insecticide
- Delitex
- Epsilon-hexachlorocyclohexane
- Eta-hexachlorocyclohexane
- Gamma-666
- Gammexane
- Jacutin
- Kwell
- Lindane
- PMS-Lindane
- Scabecid
- Scabene
- Scabisan
- Tetocid
- Zeta-hexachlorocyclohexane
- gamma-Benzene Hexachloride
- gamma-HCH
- gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane
- Epsilon hexachlorocyclohexane
- Eta hexachlorocyclohexane
- Gamma 666
- Hexachloride, gamma-Benzene
- Insecticide, BHC
- PMS Lindane
- Zeta hexachlorocyclohexane
- gamma Benzene Hexachloride
- gamma HCH
- gamma Hexachlorocyclohexane
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25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, 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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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse entry term BENZENE HEXACHLORIDE with HEXACHLOROBENZENE
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History Note
2019(1996); use BENZENE HEXACHLORIDE 1963-95; LINDANE 1995-2018
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hexachlorocyclohexane. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001556. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001556
- Hexachlorocyclohexane. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindane
- Hexachlorocyclohexane. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q282003