Chemicals and Drugs

Lye

Generally speaking, it is the alkaline substance obtained from wood ashes by percolation. Preparations of lye can be solutions of either potassium or sodium hydroxide. The term lye, is also used to refer to the household product which is a mixture of sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate.

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Generally speaking, it is the alkaline substance obtained from wood ashes by percolation. Preparations of lye can be solutions of either potassium or sodium hydroxide. The term lye, is also used to refer to the household product which is a mixture of sodium hydroxide and sodium carbonate.

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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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a caustic

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91(75); was see under CAUSTICS 1975-90

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  1. D01w.045w.250w.400w
  2. D01w.248w.497w.158w.459w.344w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lye. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008191. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008191
  2. Lye. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lye
  3. Lye. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2122650