Chemicals and Drugs

Inorganic Chemicals

A broad class of substances encompassing all those that do not include carbon and its derivatives as their principal elements. However, carbides, carbonates, cyanides, cyanates, and carbon disulfide are included in this class.

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Abstract

A broad class of substances encompassing all those that do not include carbon and its derivatives as their principal elements. However, carbides, carbonates, cyanides, cyanates, and carbon disulfide are included in this class.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Chemicals, Inorganic

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

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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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specific groups or specific chemicals

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History Note

98; use explode 1975-97

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  1. D01w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Inorganic Chemicals. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007287. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007287
  2. Inorganic Chemicals. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inorganic_compound
  3. Inorganic Chemicals. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190065